Pachastrella Schmidt 1868 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Pachastrellida - Pachastrellidae
Parent taxon: Pachastrellinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Nethea
Subtaxa: Pachastrella convoluta Pachastrella plana
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (1 collection), Spain (1)
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2)
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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