Ubiquiradius Laubenfels 1955 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Invalid subtaxa: Actinocyclus Schrammen 1912 [replaced name], Porocyclus Defretin-Lefranc 1960 [objective synonym]

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, Rhizopoterionopsis, Spirospongia, Sporadoscinia, Ventriculites

Subtaxa: Ubiquiradius alternans Ubiquiradius mirus Ubiquiradius orthogonioporus Ubiquiradius plagiochetus

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Germany (3)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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