†family Cypelliidae Schrammen 1937 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae

Parent taxon: Lychniscosa according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Aulophax, Callodictyidae, Callodictyonidae, Calyptrellidae, Camerospongiidae, Cavispongia, Coeloptychidae, Dactylocalycidae, Dracolychnus, Etheridgea, Leucopsacasiidae, Pachyrachis, Pachyteichismatidae, Plectascus, Polyblastidiidae, Rhizopoteronopsis, Rhizopterion, Sclerokalia, Sestrocladia, Sporadopylidae, Ventriculitidae, Xylospongia, Triadocoelia

Subtaxa: Cypellia Paracypellia Porocypellia Pseudoporospongia Sporadopyge

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Type: Cypellia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (3 collections), Germany (17), Poland (14), Portugal (1), Spain (2)

Total: 37 collections including 82 occurrences

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