Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Synonym: Plectodermatium Schrammen 1902
Parent taxon: Ventriculitinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astropegma, Coscinopora, Etalloniella, Flabellispongia, Leiostracosia, Licmosinion, Napaeana, Orthodiscus, Phymosinion, Pleuropyge, Rhizopoterion, Rhizopoterionopsis, Spirospongia, Sporadoscinia, Ubiquiradius, Ventriculites
Subtaxa: Lepidospongia fragilis Lepidospongia inermis Lepidospongia rugosa Lepidospongia sterea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Germany (5), Poland (3), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 15 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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