†Vesicocaulis alpinus Ott 1967 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae
Belongs to Vesicocaulis according to Ott 1967
Sister taxa: Vesicocaulis carinthiacus, Vesicocaulis depressus, Vesicocaulis multisiphonatus, Vesicocaulis oenipontanus, Vesicocaulis ostiaesaccus, Vesicocaulis reticuliformis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Karwendel reef, Austria, which is in a Ladinian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Wettersteinkalk Formation of Austria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (3 collections), Italy (1), Slovakia (6)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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