†Becksia Schlüter 1868 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae
Parent taxon: Becksinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Discoptycha, Manzonispongia, Oncolpia, Plocoscyphia, Sarophora
Subtaxa: Becksia arborea Becksia augustae Becksia crispata Becksia feuerwehri Becksia haugi Becksia nidiformis Becksia plicata Becksia soekelandi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of France (5), Germany (8), Greece (1), Poland (3), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 23 collections including 27 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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