†Stichmaptyx macroporus Lagneau-Herenger 1962 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
Full reference: L. Lagneau-Herenger. 1962. Contribution a l'etude des spongiaires siliceux du Cretace inferieur. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France 95:1-252
Belongs to Stichmaptyx according to L. Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Sister taxon: Stichmaptyx alatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Andon, which is in an Albian marine marl in France
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Spain (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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