†Coeloptychium princeps Roemer 1864 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Coeloptychidae
Belongs to Coeloptychium according to Roemer 1864
Sister taxa: Coeloptychium (Coeloptychium), Coeloptychium (Lophoptychium), Coeloptychium (Myrmecioptychium), Coeloptychium deciminum, Coeloptychium incisum, Coeloptychium rude, Coeloptychium seebachi, Coeloptychium subagaricoides, Coeloptychium sulciferum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Lemförde (Cretaceous of Germany)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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