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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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