Laocoetis fittoni Mantell 1822 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Alternative combinations: Craticularia fittoni, Millepora fittoni, Paracraticularia fittoni

Belongs to Laocoetis according to E. Świerczewska-Gładysz 2010

See also Defretin-Lefranc 1960 and Lagneau-Herenger 1962

Sister taxa: Laocoetis arborescens, Laocoetis clathrata, Laocoetis crassipes, Laocoetis emiliana, Laocoetis paradoxa, Laocoetis patula, Laocoetis piserai, Laocoetis procumbens, Laocoetis relicta, Laocoetis striatopunctata, Laocoetis tubifera, Laocoetis virgatula, Laocoetis vulgata

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (5 collections), Germany (2), Poland (4), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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