Napaeana de Laubenfels 1955 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Invalid subtaxa: Eudictyon Schrammen 1902 [replaced name], Napaea Schrammen 1912 [objective synonym]

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

See also Schrammen 1912 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Astropegma, Coscinopora, Etalloniella, Flabellispongia, Leiostracosia, Lepidospongia, Licmosinion, Orthodiscus, Phymosinion, Pleuropyge, Rhizopoterion, Rhizopoterionopsis, Spirospongia, Sporadoscinia, Ubiquiradius, Ventriculites

Subtaxa: Napaeana micropora Napaeana striata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (4 collections), Poland (1)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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