Cystispongia bursa Quenstedt 1852 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cystispongiidae

Alternative combination: Cephalites bursa

Belongs to Cystispongia according to Roemer 1864

Sister taxa: Cystispongia monostoma, Cystispongia morchella

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Harlyberg, Vienenburg (Cretaceous of Germany)

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