Phymosinion Pomel 1872 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Parent taxon: Ventriculitinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Astropegma, Coscinopora, Etalloniella, Flabellispongia, Leiostracosia, Lepidospongia, Licmosinion, Napaeana, Orthodiscus, Pleuropyge, Rhizopoterion, Rhizopoterionopsis, Spirospongia, Sporadoscinia, Ubiquiradius, Ventriculites

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Childrey (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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