†Cystispongia monostoma Schrammen 1912 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cystispongiidae
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 Cystispongia according to A. Schrammen 1912
Sister taxa: Cystispongia bursa, Cystispongia morchella
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 (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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