†Casearia articulata Schmidel 1780 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Alternative combination: Spongia articulata
Belongs to Casearia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and H. Hamadani 1999
Sister taxa: Casearia alpina, Casearia decursiva, Casearia delijanensis, Casearia iranica, Casearia oblata, Casearia vezvanensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections)
• Triassic of China (2), Iran (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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