Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae
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 Plocoscyphia according to A. Schrammen 1912
Sister taxa: Plocoscyphia communis, Plocoscyphia convoluta, Plocoscyphia elegans, Plocoscyphia fenestrata, Plocoscyphia flexuosa, Plocoscyphia foliacea, Plocoscyphia gaultina, Plocoscyphia labyrinthica, Plocoscyphia maaki, Plocoscyphia pertusa, Plocoscyphia subruta, Plocoscyphia vagans
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 (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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