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Peronidella
Extinct genus of sponges / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the fairy tale character, see Peronella.
Peronidella is an extinct genus of Calcareous sponges found in marine sedimentary rocks dated between the Devonian and the Cretaceous periods.[2][1]
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Peronidella sp. from the Middle Jurassic of Israel. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | †Stellispongiida |
Family: | †Stellispongiidae |
Genus: | †Peronidella Hinde, 1893[1] |
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These sponges had cylindrically shaped walls, with a typical diameter of 2 cm,[2] with a small platform at the top, showing the position of the Osculum. Many species, such as Peronidella furcata, were colonial; however, several solitary species are known.
These sponges are relatively abundant in European chalks