†Discophyma Oppliger 1915 (glass sponge)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Synonym: Placotelia Oppliger 1907
Parent taxon: Lychniscaulinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Lychniscaulus
Subtaxa: Discophyma costata Discophyma dolata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Germany (5), Poland (5), Spain (7)
Total: 19 collections including 31 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.