†Exanthesis Regnard 1926 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Dactylocalycidae
Synonym: Periphora egnard 1926
Parent taxon: Dactylocalycinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Reid 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Calathiscus, Moretiella, Paraplocia, Scolecosia
Subtaxa: Exanthesis (Eligma) Exanthesis (Exanthesis) Exanthesis aptiensis Exanthesis ovatus
Type: Plocoscyphia reticulata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: North Carolina collections)
• Cretaceous of France (2), Germany (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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