†Sporadoscinia micrommata Roemer 1841 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Alternative combination: Scyphia micrommata
Belongs to Sporadoscinia according to Zittel 1877
Sister taxa: Sporadoscinia alcyonoides, Sporadoscinia capax, Sporadoscinia decheni, Sporadoscinia eutactopora, Sporadoscinia quenstedti, Sporadoscinia stirps, Sporadoscinia teutoniae, Sporadoscinia venosa, Sporadoscinia zippei
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (5 collections), Poland (3), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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