†Dictyonocoelia schweiggeri Goldfuss 1829 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Alternative combinations: Craticularia schweiggeri, Laocoetis schweiggeri, Scyphia schweiggeri, Thyroidium schweiggeri
Belongs to Dictyonocoelia according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Lagneau-Herenger 1962 and Pisera 1997
Sister taxon: Dictyonocoelia lineatum
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (11), Poland (5)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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