Myliusia Gray 1859 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae
Parent taxon: Euretinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alosculum, Blondetia, Dracospongia, Eurete, Heterochone, Linonema, Lopanella, Mastodictyum, Nemarete, Ordinatus, Periphragella, Plecteurete, Plectospyris, Pleurochorium, Polypyge, Pseudocavispongia, Radioplica, Ramispongia, Verrucocoelia, Wapkiosa, Zittelispongia
Subtaxa: Myliusia cancellata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Sweden (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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