†Cypellia Pomel 1872 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae
Synonyms: Cryptochiderma Schrammen 1937, Phanerochiderma [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Cypelliidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Paracypellia, Porocypellia, Pseudoporospongia, Sporadopyge
Subtaxa: Cypellia caliciformis Cypellia inberbis Cypellia rugosa Cypellia trabeculata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Germany (17), Poland (14), Portugal (1), Spain (2)
Total: 36 collections including 62 occurrences
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