Biology:Calceolispongia
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Short description: Extinct genus of crinoids
| Calceolispongia Temporal range: Permian
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| Family: | †Calceolispongiidae
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| Genus: | †Calceolispongia
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Calceolispongia (literally "shoe sponge") is a diverse genus of cladid crinoids that lived along the shores of eastern Pangaea that correspond to Timor and Western Australia , today.[1]
When the first fossils were discovered, they were mistakenly thought to be sponges, hence the generic name.[2] Later, similarly shaped fossils were found, and (correctly) identified as those of a crinoid, and named "Dinocrinus." ("Terrible Lily") It was soon realized that Dinocrinus and Calceolispongia were the same, and Dinocrinus is now regarded as a junior synonym.
References
- ↑ Teichert, Curt (1954). "A New Permian Crinoid from Western Australia". Journal of Paleontology 28 (1): 70–75. ISSN 0022-3360. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1300210.
- ↑ Teichert, Curt (1949) (in en). Permian Crinoid Calceolispongia. Geological Society of America. ISBN 978-0-8137-1034-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ho_A8K_wjpAC.
Wikidata ☰ Q5018753 entry
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