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Cypellospongia fimbriartis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8593125https://www.gbif.org/species/8593125
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)169323https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=169323
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Euplectellidae : Cypellospongia : Cypellospongia fimbriartis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosa : Euplectellidae : Cypellospongia : Cypellospongia fimbriartis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosaZittel 1877
familyEuplectellidaeGray 1867
subfamilyTaegerinaeSchulze 1887
genusCypellospongiaRigby and Gosney 1983
speciesCypellospongia fimbriartisRigby & Gosney 1983
Generic NameCypellospongia
Scientific NameCypellospongia fimbriartis Rigby & Gosney, 1983
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cypellospongia fimbriartisspeciesbelongs to Cypellospongiastated with evidenceRigby and Gosney, 1983
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Environmentmarine (based on Hexactinellida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Lyssacinosa)
Visionblind (based on Hexactinellida)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Lyssacinosa)
Taphonomysilica (based on Hexactinellida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. K. Rigby and T. C. Gosney. 1983. First reported Triassic lyssakid sponges from North America. Journal of Paleontology 57(4):787-796

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1983Cypellospongia fimbriartis Rigby and Gosney p. 791 figs. 2-5
1996Cypellospongia fimbriartis Pisera et al. p. 142 fig. 5,6

References

Rigby J. K., Gosney T. C. (1983) First reported Triassic lyssakid sponges from North America, Journal of Paleontology 57 4, 787-796
Pisera A., Rigby J. K., et al (1996) Lower Triassic hexactinellid sponges from the Confusion Range, western Utah, Brigham Young University Geology Studies 41, 139-148
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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