†Stauroderma cretacea Ulbrich 1974 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae
Full reference: H. Ulbrich. 1974. Die Spongien der Ilsenburg-Entwicklung (Oberes Unter-Campan) der Subherzynen Kreidemulde [Sponges of the Ilsenburg Formation (Upper Lower Campanian) of the Subhercynian Cretaceous Basin. Freiberger Forschungshefte C 291:1-121
Belongs to Stauroderma according to H. Ulbrich 1974
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wernigerode, which is in a Campanian shallow subtidal limestone/conglomerate in the Ilsenburg Formation of Germany
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Wernigerode
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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