Astrosclera Lister 1900 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Astroscleridae
Parent taxon: Astroscleridae according to R. R. West et al. 2015
See also Finks et al. 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cassianochaetetes, Ceratoporella, Cooperaria, Goreauiella, Hispidopetra, Parastrosclera, Spherolichaetetes, Spumisclera, Stromatospongia
Subtaxa: Astrosclera cuifi Astrosclera willeyana
Type: Astrosclera willeyana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Triassic of Turkey (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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