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Camerospongia tuberculata ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Camerospongiidae : Camerospongia : Camerospongia tuberculata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosa : Camerospongiidae : Camerospongia : Camerospongia tuberculata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Camerospongia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Camerospongia tuberculata Frisone, Pisera & Preto, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Frisone, Viviana, Andrzej Pisera & Nereo Preto. 2016. A highly diverse siliceous sponge fauna (Porifera: Hexactinellida, Demospongiae) from the Eocene of north-eastern Italy: systematics and palaeoecology. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lychniscosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lychniscosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | V. Frisone, A. Pisera, and N. Preto. 2016. A highly diverse siliceous sponge fauna (Porifera: Hexactinellida, Demospongiae) from the Eocene of north-eastern Italy: systematics and\r\npalaeoecology. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 14(11):949-1002 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2016 | Camerospongia tuberculata Frisone et al. |
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!
