Misonia Krautter 1996 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa

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: Hexactinosa according to R.E.H. Reid 2004

See also Krautter 1996

Sister taxa: Aphrocallistidae, Aulocalycidae, Auloplacidae, Caesaria, Carinthiaspongus, Caseispongia, Clavularia, Cribrospongiidae, Cystispongiidae, Emplocidae, Euretidae, Euryplegmatidae, Farreidae, Furcicanalis, Idiodictyon, Imbricareola, Laocaetis, Multiloqua, Mysterium, Octobrum, Pileolitoidea, Pillaraspongioidea, Polysyge, Porospongia, Rhogostomium, Rhombedonium, Scopularia, Scotospongia, Staurodermatidae, Tesselispongia, Tremaphorus, Tretodictyidae, Vermifistula, Xenoschrammenus

Subtaxa: Misonia baldensis

View classification

Type: Misonia baldensis

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.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.