Discophyma Oppliger 1915 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Synonym: Placotelia Oppliger 1907

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Lychniscaulus

Subtaxa: Discophyma costata Discophyma dolata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Germany (5), Poland (5), Spain (7)

Total: 19 collections including 31 occurrences

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