Plocoscyphia labyrinthica Mantell 1822 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Alternative combination: Spongus labyrinthicus

Belongs to Plocoscyphia according to G. J. Hinde 1883

Sister taxa: Plocoscyphia centuncula, Plocoscyphia communis, Plocoscyphia convoluta, Plocoscyphia elegans, Plocoscyphia fenestrata, Plocoscyphia flexuosa, Plocoscyphia foliacea, Plocoscyphia gaultina, Plocoscyphia maaki, Plocoscyphia pertusa, Plocoscyphia subruta, Plocoscyphia vagans

Type specimen: Its type locality is Southerham Grey Pit, Lewes, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian basinal (carbonate) chalk in the United Kingdom

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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