†Sporadopyle obliqua Goldfuss 1826 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Sporadopylidae
Alternative combinations: Favispongia obliqua, Scyphia obliqua
Belongs to Sporadopyle according to Moret 1928
See also Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxon: Sporadopyle pusilla
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (8 collections)
• Jurassic of France (3), Germany (8), India (1), Poland (13)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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