Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
Synonym: Guettardia Michelin 1847 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Cribrospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Andreaea, Cribrospongia, Erineum, Eubrochus, Feifelia, Gevreya, Haynespongia, Keuppiella, Nelumbifolium, Petalope, Polyopesia, Stereochlamis, Stichmaptyx, Tesselospongia
Subtaxa: Guettardiscyphia (Hillendia) Guettardiscyphia (Koleostoma) Guettardiscyphia alata Guettardiscyphia bisalata Guettardiscyphia diptera Guettardiscyphia roemeri Guettardiscyphia stellata Guettardiscyphia striata Guettardiscyphia thiolati
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection), Spain (4)
• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (2), France (2), Germany (6), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 22 collections including 30 occurrences
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