Lepidospongia Roemer 1864 (glass sponge)

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

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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

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