Calceolispongia
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.
| Calceolispongia Temporal range: Permian | |
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| C. hindei | |
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| Subclass: | Camerata |
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| Family: | Calceolispongiidae |
| Genus: | Calceolispongia |
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When the first fossils were discovered, they were mistakenly thought to be sponges, hence the generic name. 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.
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