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Tataouinella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Tataouinella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Tataouinella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tataouinella Gautret & Cuif, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geobios (Lyon) 22 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 165 - 161 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 165 - 161 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | P. Gautret and J.-P. Cuif. 1989. Les démosponges calcifiées des biohermes du Jurassique supérieur du sud Tunisien (Oxfordien de la région de Tataouine). Geobios 22(1):49-63 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Tataouinella biribiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Tataouinella corrugata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Tataouinella Gautret and Cuif |
| 2003 | Tataouinella 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!
