Demospongiae - Monalithistida

Full reference: M. Krautter. 1996. Kieselschwämme aus dem unterjurassischen Misonekalk der Trento-Plattform (Südalpen): Taxonomie und phylogenetische Relevanz. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 70(3/4):301-313

Parent taxon: Sphaerocladina according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Krautter 1996

Sister taxa: Lecanellidae, Vetulinidae

Subtaxa: Benacia princeps

view classification

Type: Benacia princeps

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Forcellin, Southern Alps, Italy (Jurassic of Italy)

Show more details

Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.