Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae
Full reference: H. Hurcewicz. 1968. Siliceous sponges from the Upper Cretaceous of Poland, part II: Monaxonia and Triaxonia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 13(1):3-96
Belongs to Aphrocallistes according to H. Hurcewicz 1968
Sister taxa: Aphrocallistes alveolites, Aphrocallistes cylindrodactylus, Aphrocallistes estevoui, Aphrocallistes kazimierzensis, Aphrocallistes lobata, Aphrocallistes lobatus, Aphrocallistes macroporus, Aphrocallistes mammillaris, Aphrocallistes verrucosus, Aphrocallistes vistulae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bochotnica, Middle Vistula Valley-marly opoka, which is in a Maastrichtian peritidal marl in the opaka Formation of Poland
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Poland (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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