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Cavaspongia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Cavaspongiidae : Cavaspongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Cavaspongiidae : Cavaspongia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cavaspongia Pessagno, 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. Am. Paleont. 63 (276) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 105 - 100 Ma Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cavaspongia antelopensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cavaspongia californaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cavaspongia californiaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1973 | Cavaspongia Pessagno |
| 2001 | Cavaspongia De Wever et al. p. 116 |
| 2002 | Cavaspongia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
