†Balantionella Schrammen 1902 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae
Parent taxon: Chonelasmatinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Chonelasma, Eubrochis, Habrosium, Megalodictyon, Ptychorete, Tretochone, Typhlopleura, Wollemannia
Subtaxa: Balantionella elegans
Type: Balantionella elegans
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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