†subfamily Theonellinae von Lendenfeld 1904 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae

Parent taxon: Theonellidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Acrochordoniinae, Pachycorynea, Phymaplectiinae, Rhopalospongia, Verrucodesma, Zitteleus

Subtaxa: Colossolacis Discodermia Leiophyllum Placoscytus Racodiscula Rhoptrum Stellettites Theonella

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Type: Theonella

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Algeria (1 collection), Spain (3)

• Oligocene of Ukraine (1)

• Eocene of Italy (1), Ukraine (1)

• Paleocene to Eocene of New Zealand (1)

• Cretaceous of France (1), Germany (5), Poland (3), Spain (1)

Total: 18 collections including 27 occurrences

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