Aphrocallistes vistulae Hurcewicz 1968 (glass sponge)

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 bochotnicensis, Aphrocallistes cylindrodactylus, Aphrocallistes estevoui, Aphrocallistes kazimierzensis, Aphrocallistes lobata, Aphrocallistes lobatus, Aphrocallistes macroporus, Aphrocallistes mammillaris, Aphrocallistes verrucosus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Kazimierz, which is in a Maastrichtian marine marl in Poland

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Poland (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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