Porosphaera globularis Phillips 1829 (calcareous sponge)

Calcarea - Lithonida - Minchinellidae

Alternative combination: Millepora globularis

Belongs to Porosphaera according to Steinmann 1878

Sister taxa: Porosphaera adhaerens, Porosphaera galeata, Porosphaera plana

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of France (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of France (3), Germany (6), Poland (14), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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