†Oculospongia Fromentel 1860 (calcareous sponge)
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Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Synonym: Crispispongia
Parent taxon: Holcospongiinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinospongia, Astrospongia, Calicia, Enaulofungia, Eudea, Holcospongia, Mammillopora, Tremospongia, Tretocalia
Subtaxa: Oculospongia (Virmula) Oculospongia kielanae Oculospongia protubulifera
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (1)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (8), Poland (2), Portugal (1)
• Permian of Italy (1)
Total: 17 collections including 23 occurrences
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