Laocoetis procumbens Goldfuss 1826 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Alternative combinations: Paracraticularia procumbens, Scyphia procumbens

Belongs to Laocoetis according to A. Pisera 1997

See also Wagner 1963

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

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Argentina (2 collections), Germany (5), Poland (1), Romania (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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