Peronidella

For the fairy tale character, see Peronella.

Peronidella
Peronidella sp. from the Middle Jurassic of Israel.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: †Stellispongiida
Family: †Stellispongiidae
Genus: †Peronidella
Hinde, 1893[1]
Synonyms
  • †Peronella
Peronidella from the Matmor Formation (Callovian) of southern Israel; osculum view.

Peronidella is an extinct genus of Calcareous sponges found in marine sedimentary rocks dated between the Devonian and the Cretaceous periods.[2][1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Fossilworks, https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=3689, accessed 13 January 2014
  2. ^ a b Imanov. M., Hrdlickova., S., and Gregorova., R., (2005), The Complete Encyclopedia of Fossils, 3rd ed, Lisse: Rebo International, b.v., page 40


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