†Laocoetis patula Pomel 1872 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Synonyms: Craticularia patula Pomel 1901, Laocoetis obconoidea Pomel 1872

Belongs to Laocoetis according to Pomel 1872

Sister taxa: Laocoetis arborescens, Laocoetis clathrata, Laocoetis crassipes, Laocoetis emiliana, Laocoetis fittoni, Laocoetis paradoxa, Laocoetis piserai, Laocoetis procumbens, Laocoetis relicta, Laocoetis striatopunctata, Laocoetis tubifera, Laocoetis virgatula, Laocoetis vulgata

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (1 collection), Spain (5)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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