Pararete Ijima 1927 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae
Parent taxon: Euretidae according to M. Kelly and J. S. Buckeridge 2005
Sister taxa: Belonisia, Chonelasmatinae, Eotretochone, Euretinae, Heterorete, Paleoramospongia, Paleoregulara, Polythyridinae, Pseudobecksiinae, Verrucocoeloidea
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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