Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae
Alternative combinations: Cladodermia colossea, Discodermia colossea
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 Phyllodermia (Cladodermia) according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Schrammen 1910
Sister taxon: Phyllodermia (Cladodermia) curta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Teutonia Nord quarry, Late Campanian, Misburg, which is in a Campanian offshore shelf marl/limestone in Germany
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Spain (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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