Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Rhizopoterionopsis pruvosti

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Petit-Blanc-Nez (Cretaceous of France)

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