Heterochone Ijima 1927 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae
Parent taxon: Euretinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Alosculum, Blondetia, Dracospongia, Eurete, Linonema, Lopanella, Mastodictyum, Myliusia, Nemarete, Ordinatus, Periphragella, Plecteurete, Plectospyris, Pleurochorium, Polypyge, Pseudocavispongia, Radioplica, Ramispongia, Verrucocoelia, Wapkiosa, Zittelispongia
Subtaxa: Heterochone hindei Heterochone punctata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Oberg (Cretaceous of Germany)
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