Ceriodictyon (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Parent taxon: Callicylicinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brachiolites, Callicylix, Centrosia, Cephalites, Tremabolites

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Oyonnax and Hauteville areas, sponge bioherms, Couches de Birmensdorf Formation (Jurassic of France)

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