Dactylocalyx Stutchbury 1841 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Dactylocalycidae
Parent taxon: Dactylocalycidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Dactylocalycinae, Jima, Meandrospongia, Ophrystomatinae, Pyrospongia, Scleroplegma
Subtaxa: Dactylocalyx caperatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Poland (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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