Bellidispongia Chorowicz and Termier 1975 (calcareous sponge)

Calcarea

Full reference: J. Chorowicz and G. Termier. 1975. Une faunule silicifiée nouvelle dans le Trias moyen de la Svilaja (Yougoslavie). Annales de la Société Géologique du Nord 95:231-242

Parent taxon: Calcarea according to J. Chorowicz and G. Termier 1975

Sister taxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Calcaronea, Calcinea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Gravestockia, Nibionia, Paruvanella, Porata, Pseudodictyocoelia, Rahbahthalmia, Wanella, Zigzagella, Faretronida, Gaspespongia

Subtaxa: Bellidispongia dinarica

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Type: Bellidispongia dinarica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Svilaja, calcaires clairs (Triassic of Croatia)

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