Vetulina (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Vetulinidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cladodia, Cryptodesma, Exodictydia, Jumarella, Mastosia, Multipocula, Rhytidoderma, Tetraspongia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Rybalski quarry (Eocene of Ukraine)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.