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Chaunactis foliata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4980328https://www.gbif.org/species/4980328
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)136539https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=136539
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Haplistiidae : Chaunactis : Chaunactis foliata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Haplistiidae : Chaunactis : Chaunactis foliata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongea
subclassLithistida
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusChaunactisFinks 1960
speciesChaunactis foliataFinks 1960
Generic NameChaunactis
Scientific NameChaunactis foliata Finks, 1960
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Chaunactis foliataspeciesbelongs to Chaunactisstated with evidenceFinks, 1960
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Environmentmarine (based on Lithistida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Lithistida)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Lithistida)
Taphonomysilica (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

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1960Chaunactis foliata Finks p. 94 figs. Pl 28, figs 9,10; pl 29
1982Chaunactis foliata Hurcewicz p. 107 figs. Pl 38, figs 1, 2; text-fig 15

References

Finks R. M. (1960) Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120 1, 1-160
Hurcewicz H. (1982) Permian sponges from brachiopod cherts at Hornsund, Spitsbergen, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 27, 85-114
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!
 
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