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Djemelia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Djemelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Djemelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Djemelia Rigby & Senowbari-Daryan, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Univ Kans Paleontol Contrib New Ser 7, February | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Agelasida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7:1-130 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Djemelia amplia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Djemelia mediala ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Djemelia nana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1996 | Djemelia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan |
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!
