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Actinostromarianinidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Actinostromarianinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Actinostromarianinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Actinostromarianinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 157 - 145 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Wood. 1987. Biology and revised systematics of some late Mesozoic stromatoporoids. Special Papers in Palaeontology 37:5-89 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Actinostromarianina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1987 | Actinostromarianinidae Wood |
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!
