†Walteriella Brückner 2006 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae
Full reference: A. Brückner. 2006. Taxonomy and paleoecology of lyssacinosan Hexactinellida from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Bornholm, Denmark, in comparison with other Postpaleozoic representatives. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 564:1-103
Parent taxon: Euplectellidae according to A. Brückner 2006
Sister taxa: Acoelocalyx, Docosaccus, Euplectellina, Euplectellinae, Fiscella, Heterotella, Regadrella, Sheldonia, Silesiaspongia, Taegerinae, Walteria
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Arnager, Bornholm, sponge-rich mounds (Cretaceous of Denmark)
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