†Discoptycha Defretin-Lefranc 1960 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae
Full reference: S. Defretin-Lefranc. 1960. Contribution a l'etude des spongiaires siliceux du Crétacé supérieur du nord de la France. Theses presentees a la Faculte des Sciences de Lille 1-178
Parent taxon: Becksinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Becksia, Manzonispongia, Oncolpia, Plocoscyphia, Sarophora
Subtaxa: Discoptycha simplex
Type: Discoptycha simplex
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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