†Sestrodictyon Hinde 1883 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Sporadopylidae
Full reference: G. J. Hinde. 1883. Catalogue of the fossil sponges in the Geological Department of the British Museum (Natural History). 1-248
Parent taxon: Sporadopylidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Hinde 1883 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Favispongia, Xenoschrammenum
Subtaxa: Sestrodictyon convolutum
Type: Sestrodictyon convolutum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Switzerland (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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