†Aulaxinia Zittel 1878 (demosponge)
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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
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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