Verruculina abnormis Hurcewicz 1968 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae

Full reference: H. Hurcewicz. 1968. Siliceous sponges from the Upper Cretaceous of Poland, part II: Monaxonia and Triaxonia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 13(1):3-96

Belongs to Verruculina according to H. Hurcewicz 1968

Sister taxa: Verruculina (Amphichondrium), Verruculina ambigua, Verruculina angulata, Verruculina crassa, Verruculina damaecornis, Verruculina mamillata, Verruculina micrommata, Verruculina seriatopora, Verruculina tenuis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Skrajniwa, which is in a Campanian marine marl in Poland

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Skrajniwa

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