†Heterostinia Zittel 1878 (demosponge)
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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
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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