Sponge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera (pronounced /pɒˈrɪfərə/ ). Their bodies consist of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells. While all animals have unspeciali...
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Hexactinellid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hexactinellid sponges are sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed silaceous spicules, often referred to as glass sponges . They are usually classified in the Class Hexactinellida a...
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Sedimentologic Role of Microproblematica Donezella in a Lower Pennsylvania Donezella-Siliceous Sponge-Dominated Carbonate Buildup, Frontal Ouachita Thrust Belt, Oklahoma, U.S.A.; Journal of Sedimentary Research, January 1, 2006;
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Figure 4 Distribution of the siliceous sponge spicules in the Maanying Section. Using different signs for three exterior structures. ...
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Spicules of six genera and twelve species of siliceous sponges, ... skeletal elements of those sponges which possessed unconnected siliceous ...
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mation, IK = Infrakrol Formation, FZ = fossiliferous Late Proterozoic–Cambrian boundary zone containing siliceous sponge spicules and small ...
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Nature 232, 501 - 502 (13 August 1971); doi:10.1038/232501a ... *Corporate Research Laboratories, ... BECAUSE sponges constitute an important part of many fossil records, their fine structure should be of interest to palaeontologists. Internal fine structure in spicule fossils would provide a valuable comparison with present...
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Siliceous sponge spicules were found in Quaternary sediments recov-ered during drilling of Leg 180. The assemblage consists mainly of monaxon forms. Relative abundances of the various types are tabu-lated. INTRODUCTION;
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FIRST OCCURRENCE OF AN IN SITU ANTHASPIDELLID SPONGE IN A DENDROLITE MOUND (UPPER CAMBRIAN; GREAT BASIN, USA); Journal of Paleontology, July 1, 2004; 78(4): 645 - 650.
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Mississippian (Osagean) Shallow-water, Mid-latitude Siliceous Sponge Spicule and Heterozoan Carbonate Facies: An Example from Kansas with Implications for Regional Controls and Distribution of Potential Reservoir Facies...
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