Polyopesia laevis Schrammen 1912 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Alternative combination: Hexactinella laevis

Full reference: A. Schrammen. 1912. Die Kieselspongien der oberen Kreide von Nordwestdeutschland, Teil 2 Triaxonia (Hexactinellida) [Upper Cretaceous sponges from north-western Germany, part 2 Triaxonia (Hexactinellida)]. Palaeontographica, Supplement 5:176-385

Belongs to Polyopesia according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Schrammen 1912

Sister taxon: Polyopesia angustata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Oberg, which is in a Campanian offshore shelf marl in Germany

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.