†Polyopesia Schrammen 1902 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
Alternative spelling: Polyosepia
Parent taxon: Cribrospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Andreaea, Cribrospongia, Erineum, Eubrochus, Feifelia, Gevreya, Guettardiscyphia, Haynespongia, Keuppiella, Nelumbifolium, Petalope, Stereochlamis, Stichmaptyx, Tesselospongia
Subtaxa: Polyopesia angustata Polyopesia laevis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections), Germany (7), Poland (3), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences
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