Parent taxon: Porifera according to G. C. Laube 1865
See also Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aetholicopalla, Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Archaeocyatha, Asteriscosella, Batchatocyathus, Bicyathus, Bortepesia, Calcarea, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coniatopenia, Cornuaspongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribricyatha, Cribroscyphia, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cupulospongia, Cyclospongia, Demospongiae, Diestosphecion, Diplostomella, Disjectoporidae, Dulmius, Dulmius innovatus, Dyocopanon, Eocoryne, Eocyathispongia, Floriana, Glenodictyum, Helicolocellus, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Lamellispongia, Limnoretheles, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Monotheles, Nabaviella, Nelumbosium, Nelumbosium primum, Oligoplagia, Palaeophragmodictya, Pharetronida, Pilosphecion, Plectinia, Polyactinellidae, Polycnemiseudea, Psephidia, Pulchrilaminida, Puppispongia, Puppispongia prostrema, Radicispongia, Rauffia, Rugoconites, Sclerospongiae, Scribroporella, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporoidea, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia
Subtaxa: Sparsispongia concinna
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Switzerland (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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