Ramispongia Quenstedt 1877 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Parent taxon: Euretinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alosculum, Blondetia, Dracospongia, Eurete, Heterochone, Linonema, Lopanella, Mastodictyum, Myliusia, Nemarete, Ordinatus, Periphragella, Plecteurete, Plectospyris, Pleurochorium, Polypyge, Pseudocavispongia, Radioplica, Verrucocoelia, Wapkiosa, Zittelispongia

Subtaxa: Ramispongia micropora Ramispongia ramosa

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Type: Ramispongia ramosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Germany (8), Poland (6)

Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences

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