Takakkawia

Takakkawia; Temporal range:
	Reconstruction of Takakkawia lineata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	†Protomonaxonida
Family:	†Takakkawiidae
Genus:	†Takakkawia; Walcott, 1920
Species
	Takakkawia lineata Walcott, 1920; Takakkawia sp. nov. Chen et al. 1996 ;

Takakkawia is a genus of sponge in the order Protomonaxonida and the family Takakkawiidae. It is known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale that reached around 4 cm in height.[1] Its structure comprises four columns of multi-rayed, organic spicules (perhaps originally calcareous or siliceous) that align to form flanges.[2] The spicules form blade-like structures, ornamented with concentric rings.[2]

It was first described in 1920 by Charles Doolittle Walcott.[3] Takakkaw Falls which mark the start of the trail to Fossil Ridge.[4] 1377 specimens of Takakkawia are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 2.62% of the community.[5]

References

Botting, J. (November–December 2007). "'Cambrian' demosponges in the Ordovician of Morocco: Insights into the early evolutionary history of sponges". Geobios. 40 (6): 737–748. Bibcode:2007Geobi..40..737B. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2007.02.006.
Botting, J. P.; Jin, J. (2012). "Reassessment of the problematic Burgess Shale spongeTakakkawia lineataWalcott, 1920". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 49 (9): 1087. Bibcode:2012CaJES..49.1087B. doi:10.1139/e2012-046.
Walcott, C. D. (1920). "Cambrian geology and paleontology IV:6—Middle Cambrian Spongiae". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 67: 261–364.
J.J. Sepkoski, D. Jablonski & M. Foote (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Caron, Jean-Bernard; Jackson, Donald A. (October 2006). "Taphonomy of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale". PALAIOS. 21 (5): 451–65. Bibcode:2006Palai..21..451C. doi:10.2110/palo.2003.P05-070R. JSTOR 20173022. S2CID 53646959.

External links

"Takakkawia lineata". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12.
Image of fossil from the Peabody Museum of Natural History
Takakkawia at fossilworks

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[1] Botting, J. (November–December 2007). "'Cambrian' demosponges in the Ordovician of Morocco: Insights into the early evolutionary history of sponges". Geobios. 40 (6): 737–748. Bibcode:2007Geobi..40..737B. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2007.02.006.

[Botting2012-2] Botting, J. P.; Jin, J. (2012). "Reassessment of the problematic Burgess Shale spongeTakakkawia lineataWalcott, 1920". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 49 (9): 1087. Bibcode:2012CaJES..49.1087B. doi:10.1139/e2012-046.

[Walcott1920MiddleCambrianSpongiae-3] Walcott, C. D. (1920). "Cambrian geology and paleontology IV:6—Middle Cambrian Spongiae". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 67: 261–364.

[4] J.J. Sepkoski, D. Jablonski & M. Foote (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[Caron2006-5] Caron, Jean-Bernard; Jackson, Donald A. (October 2006). "Taphonomy of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale". PALAIOS. 21 (5): 451–65. Bibcode:2006Palai..21..451C. doi:10.2110/palo.2003.P05-070R. JSTOR 20173022. S2CID 53646959.