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Leptophragma micropora ✝
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| Rank | species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Leptophragmatidae : Leptophragma : Leptophragma micropora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Innaecoeliida : Craticulariidae : Leptophragma : Leptophragma micropora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Leptophragma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Leptophragma micropora Schrammen, 1912 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Schrammen. 1912. Die Kieselspongien der oberen Kreide von Nordwestdeutschland, Teil 2 Triaxonia (Hexactinellida) [Upper Cretaceous sponges from north-western Germany, part 2 Triaxonia (Hexactinellida)]. Palaeontographica, Supplement 5:176-385 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
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| 1912 | Leptophragma micropora Schrammen |
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!
