Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae
Alternative combinations: Heterothelion cupula, Verruculina cupula
Full reference: A. Schrammen. 1910. Die Kieselspongien der oberen Kreide von Nordwestdeutschland, Teil 1 Tetraxonia, Monaxonia und Silicea incert. sedis [Upper Cretaceous sponges from north-western Germany, part 1 Tetraxonia, Monaxonia and Silicea incert. sedis]. Palaeontographica, Supplement 5:1-175
Belongs to Amphithelion according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Schrammen 1910 and Ulbrich 1974
Sister taxa: Amphithelion (Amphistomium), Amphithelion (Amphithelion), Amphithelion (Cryptothelion)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (3 collections), Poland (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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