†Melonella Zittel 1878 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae
Parent taxon: Cylindrophymatidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Chonophyma, Coscinodiscus, Cylindrophyma, Linochone
Subtaxa: Melonella radiata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (4 collections), India (1), Poland (1), Romania (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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