Guettardiscyphia roemeri Pomel 1872 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Alternative combination: Pleurostoma roemeri

Belongs to Guettardiscyphia according to W. Wagner 1963

Sister taxa: Guettardiscyphia (Hillendia), Guettardiscyphia (Koleostoma), Guettardiscyphia alata, Guettardiscyphia bisalata, Guettardiscyphia diptera, Guettardiscyphia stellata, Guettardiscyphia striata, Guettardiscyphia thiolati

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Neuburg (Donau) (Cretaceous of Germany)

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