†Laocoetis emiliana Malfatti 1901 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Alternative combination: Craticularia emiliana
Belongs to Laocoetis according to V. Frisone et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Laocoetis arborescens, Laocoetis clathrata, Laocoetis crassipes, Laocoetis fittoni, Laocoetis paradoxa, Laocoetis patula, Laocoetis piserai, Laocoetis procumbens, Laocoetis relicta, Laocoetis striatopunctata, Laocoetis tubifera, Laocoetis virgatula, Laocoetis vulgata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Chiampo (Eocene of Italy)
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