†Jerea cordiformis Hinde 1883 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae
Full reference: G. J. Hinde. 1883. Catalogue of the fossil sponges in the Geological Department of the British Museum (Natural History). 1-248
Belongs to Jerea according to G. J. Hinde 1883
Sister taxa: Jerea clavata, Jerea excavata, Jerea gracilis, Jerea michieli, Jerea prolifera, Jerea pyriformis, Jerea quenstedti, Jerea reticulata, Jerea striata, Jerea websteri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grey Chalk near Dover, which is in a Cenomanian carbonate chalk in the United Kingdom
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Grey Chalk near Dover
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