†Farrea oakleyi Reid 1959 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Farreidae
Full reference: R. E. H. Reid. 1959. A monograph of the Upper Cretaceous Hexactinellida of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, part II. Palaeontographical Society Monograph 1-26
Belongs to Farrea according to R. E. H. Reid 1959
Sister taxa: Farrea clarkei, Farrea occa, Farrea rugosa, Farrea tatei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Fredley, Mickleham, which is in a Turonian offshore chalk in the Lewes Nodular Chalk Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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