Heterostinia Zittel 1878 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Pleromatidae

Synonym: Valhalla

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphilectella, Anomorphites, Gigantodesma, Holodictyon, Lyidium, Megalithista, Placonella

Subtaxa: Heterostinia depressa Heterostinia immanis Heterostinia phytoniformis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (4 collections), Poland (4), Spain (2)

• Jurassic of Germany (5)

Total: 15 collections including 20 occurrences

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