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Multistella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Multistella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae : Multistella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Multistella Finks, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. M. Finks. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Multistella porosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Multistella Finks p. 61 |
| 2002 | Multistella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Multistella Finks et al. p. 85 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
