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SPHINCTOZOAN [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

Sphinctozoans are sponges that grow as a series of chambers, one on top of the next. Most are aspiculate ... However, a few Mesozoic forms contain triradiate calcareous spicules embedded in the body wall.

OBS

Fossil "Sphinctozoan" families for which calcarean or demosponge affinities cannot be determined are known from the Cambrian to the Cretaceous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Sphinctozoaires] sont des Éponges calcaires à parois minces et poreuses, et à corps tubulaire cloisonné par des planchers également poreux. Mais la masse calcaire du squelette est fibreuse et présente des spicules triaxones. Elles sont construites sur le type sycone.

Spanish

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