Porochonia Hinde 1884 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Parent taxon: Callodictyoninae according to Finks 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Beaussetia, Callodictyon, Callodictyonella, Cinclidella, Coscinaulus, Desmoderma, Diplodictyon, Pleurope, Regnardielasma

Subtaxa: Porochonia simplex

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (5 collections), Poland (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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