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Eocene phymaraphiniid demosponges from South Western Australia: filling the gap

ANDRZEJ PISERA MARIA ALEKSANDRA BITNER JANE FROMONT

Abstrak

We describe two new genera of phymaraphiniid lithistid sponges Twertupia gen. nov. and Pickettispongia gen. nov. from the upper Eocene Pallinup Formation of South Western (SW) Australia based on new, rich and very well preserved material. Type material of these two genera, earlier described from poorly preserved material, were originally attributed to Thamnospongia subglabra and Stachyspongia neoclavatela (in case of species of Twertupia), and to Discoderma tabelliformis (case of species of Pickettispongia). This is the first record of bodily preserved phymaraphiniid sponges from Eocene rocks, as well as from the southern hemisphere. We discuss extant and fossil representatives of Phymaraphiniidae and their geographical distribution, concluding that the present day occurrences of these sponges are the result of a much larger Mesozoic Tethyan distribution.

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Fossil man. Human paleontology Paleontology

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ANDRZEJ PISERA

MARIA ALEKSANDRA BITNER

JANE FROMONT

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PISERA, A., BITNER, M.A., FROMONT, J. (2023). Eocene phymaraphiniid demosponges from South Western Australia: filling the gap. https://doi.org/10.4202/app.01052.2023

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Tahun Terbit: 2023
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.4202/app.01052.2023
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