Bruckneria plectilis Brückner 2006 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae

Alternative combination: Walteriella plectilis

Belongs to Bruckneria according to C. Hsu and Y. Hsiao 2025

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMF XXVI 362. Its type locality is Arnager, Bornholm, sponge-rich mounds, which is in a Coniacian basin reef limestone in the Arnager Limestone Formation of Denmark.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Arnager, Bornholm, sponge-rich mounds

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