Aulaxinia Zittel 1878 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Parent taxon: Siphoniinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Hinde 1883 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actinosiphonia, Bathotheca, Callopegma, Hallirhoa, Jerea, Nelumbia, Polyierea, Siphonia, Turonia

Subtaxa: Aulaxinia costata Aulaxinia fallax Aulaxinia melo Aulaxinia sulcifera Aulaxinia ventricosa

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Germany (10), Poland (3), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 18 collections including 25 occurrences

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