†Heterostinia phytoniformis Hurcewicz 1966 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Pleromatidae
Full reference: H. Hurcewicz. 1966. Siliceous sponges from the Upper Cretaceous of Poland, part 1: Tetraxonia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 11(1):15-129
Belongs to Heterostinia according to H. Hurcewicz 1966
Sister taxa: Heterostinia depressa, Heterostinia immanis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Skrajniwa, which is in a Campanian marine marl in Poland
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Poland (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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