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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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