†family Leucopsacidae Ijima 1903 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Leucopsacidae

Parent taxon: Lyssacinosa according to R.E.H. Reid 2004

See also Brückner 2006, Pisera and Busquets 2002 and Worheide et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Brachiospongia, Caulophacus, Colpospongia, Divaricospongia, Euplectellidae, Fistellaspongia, Malumispongium, Oncosella, Opeamorphus, Pyritonema, Pyruspongia, Rossellidae, Stauractinella, Toomeyospongia, Wongaspongia, Foerstella, Rosella, Testispongia, Palaeorossella

Subtaxa: Chaunoplectella Reguantella

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Spain (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Denmark (1), Poland (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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