†Discoptycha simplex Defretin-Lefranc 1960 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae
Full reference: S. Defretin-Lefranc. 1960. Contribution a l'etude des spongiaires siliceux du Crétacé supérieur du nord de la France. Theses presentees a la Faculte des Sciences de Lille 1-178
Belongs to Discoptycha according to S. Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rumilly, which is in a Coniacian offshore chalk in France
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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