Tagountia du Dresnay et al. 1978 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae

Full reference: R. du Dresnay, G. Termier, and H. Termier. 1978. Les hexactinellides (lyssakides et dictyonines) du Lias Marocain [Hexactinellida (Lyssakida and Dictyida) from the Liassic of Morocco]. Geobios 11(3):269-295

Parent taxon: Taegerinae according to R.E.H. Reid 2004

See also du Dresnay et al. 1978

Sister taxa: Arhoussia, Cypellospongia, Guemeuria, Proeuplectella, Purisiphonia, Tillichtia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Jebel Tagount, Atlas (Jurassic of Morocco)

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