Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Parent taxon: Ventriculitinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astropegma, Coscinopora, Etalloniella, Flabellispongia, Lepidospongia, Licmosinion, Napaeana, Orthodiscus, Phymosinion, Pleuropyge, Rhizopoterion, Rhizopoterionopsis, Spirospongia, Sporadoscinia, Ubiquiradius, Ventriculites
Subtaxa: Leiostracosia alpina Leiostracosia angustata Leiostracosia brandesi Leiostracosia impressus Leiostracosia punctata Leiostracosia robusta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (7 collections), Germany (6), Poland (4), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 21 collections including 27 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.