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Cladocoropsidae ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Cladocoropsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Cladocoropsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cladocoropsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 216 - 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Axinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Termier, H. Termier, and M. Ramalho. 1985. Spongiofaunes du Jurassique Superieur du Portugal. Comunicacoes dos Servicos Geologicos de Portugal 71(2):197-222 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cladocoropsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 45 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Sarmentofascis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1977 | Cladocoropsidae Termier |
2003 | Cladocoropsidae Kiessling |
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!