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Cubaxonium ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Entactiniidae : Cubaxonium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Entactiniidae : Cubaxonium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cubaxonium Haeckel, 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Haeckel, E. H. P. A. 1887. Report on the Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76, Zoology 18: 1-1803. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 347 - 345 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 331 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Q. Feng, D. Helmcke, and C. Chonglakmani, R. Ingavat-Helmcke, B. Liu. 2004. Early Carboniferous radiolarians from north-west Thailand: paleogeographical implications. Palaeontology 47(2):377-393 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cubaxonium octaedrospongiosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Cubaxonium spongiosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1887 | Cubaxonium Haeckel |
| 2004 | Cubaxonium Feng et al. p. 387 |
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!
