Plinthosella Zittel 1878 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Plinthosellidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Claytonia, Hazelina, Ingentilotus, Pycnodesma

Subtaxa: Plinthosella acanthodes Plinthosella elegans Plinthosella punctata Plinthosella squamosa

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Type: Plinthosella squamosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Ukraine (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Denmark (1), France (2), Germany (7), Poland (9), Spain (1)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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