†Placotrema Hinde 1884 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Tretodictyidae
Parent taxon: Placotrematinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cincliderma, Fieldingia
Subtaxa: Placotrema cretaceum
Type: Placotrema cretaceum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Hill End Farm, Hitch Wood (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)
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