Wapkiosa Laubenfels 1955 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Synonym: Pleurothyris Schrammen 1912 [replaced name]

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, Ramispongia, Verrucocoelia, Zittelispongia

Subtaxa: Wapkiosa folium Wapkiosa tortuosa

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Oberg (Cretaceous of Germany)

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