Discodermia du Bocage 1869 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae
Parent taxon: Theonellinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Colossolacis, Leiophyllum, Placoscytus, Racodiscula, Rhoptrum, Stellettites, Theonella
Subtaxa: Discodermia catalaunica Discodermia galloprovincialis Discodermia gleba Discodermia polytylostoma Discodermia stellata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (1 collection), Spain (3)
• Paleocene to Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of France (1), Germany (2), Poland (2), Spain (1)
Total: 11 collections including 14 occurrences
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