†Cavispongia Quenstedt 1877 (glass sponge)
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Parent taxon: Lychniscosa according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aulophax, Callodictyidae, Callodictyonidae, Calyptrellidae, Camerospongiidae, Coeloptychidae, Cypelliidae, Dactylocalycidae, Dracolychnus, Etheridgea, Leucopsacasiidae, Pachyrachis, Pachyteichismatidae, Plectascus, Polyblastidiidae, Rhizopoteronopsis, Rhizopterion, Sclerokalia, Sestrocladia, Sporadopylidae, Ventriculitidae, Xylospongia, Triadocoelia
Subtaxa: Cavispongia scarpai
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Germany (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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