†Plinthosella Zittel 1878 (demosponge)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae
Parent taxon: Plinthosellidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Claytonia, Hazelina, Ingentilotus, Pycnodesma
Subtaxa: Plinthosella acanthodes Plinthosella compacta Plinthosella convoluta Plinthosella elegans Plinthosella nodosa Plinthosella punctata Plinthosella squamosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Ukraine (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Denmark (1), France (2), Germany (8), Poland (9), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.