Neuropora Bronn 1825 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Halichondrida

This genus has historically been treated as both a bryozoan (such as in Bassler, 1953 Treatise volume) and as a sponge (such as in Debrenne, et al., 2015 Treatise volume). Both refer to the same genus Neuropora Bronn 1825.

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Parent taxon: Halichondrida according to R. R. West et al. 2015

See also Bassler 1953, Sepkoski 2002 and Termier et al. 1985

Sister taxa: Bubaridae, Chaetosclera, Halichondriidae, Hymeniacidonidae, Ischnspongia, Ptilispongia, Stromatoaxinella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1 collection), France (1)

• Jurassic of Germany (1), Italy (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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