†Stauroderma Zittel 1877 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae
Parent taxon: Staurodermatidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Placochlaenia, Polyschema, Rhodanospongia, Saynospongia, Zittellospongia
Subtaxa: Stauroderma cretacea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Argentina (1), France (3), Germany (12), Poland (8), Portugal (2), Spain (5)
Total: 32 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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