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Sceptrulophora
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| Rank | order (GBIF) suborder (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sceptrulophora | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 191 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | M. Krautter. 1996. Kieselschwämme aus dem unterjurassischen Misonekalk der Trento-Plattform (Südalpen): Taxonomie und phylogenetische Relevanz. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 70(3/4):301-313 |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aphrocallistidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 77 | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Auloplacidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Craticulariidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 368 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cribrospongiidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 199 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Euretidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 193 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Farreidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Fieldingiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tretodictyidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Uncinateridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Misonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1996 | Sceptrulophora Krautter p. 306 |
| 2012 | Sceptrulophora Worheide et al. p. 35 figs. Fig. 1.5 |
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!
