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Asthenospongiidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Asthenospongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Asthenospongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Asthenospongiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 478 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Reticulosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Reticulosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. P. Botting. 2004. An exceptional Caradoc sponge fauna from the Llanfawr Quarries, central Wales and phylogenetic implications. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 2(1):31-63 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acutipuerilis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Asthenospongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Granulispongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2004 | Asthenospongiidae Botting |
| 2007 | Asthenospongiidae Botting |
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!
