Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Full reference: A. Schrammen. 1912. Die Kieselspongien der oberen Kreide von Nordwestdeutschland, Teil 2 Triaxonia (Hexactinellida) [Upper Cretaceous sponges from north-western Germany, part 2 Triaxonia (Hexactinellida)]. Palaeontographica, Supplement 5:176-385
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, Rhizopoterion, Rhizopoterionopsis, Spirospongia, Sporadoscinia, Ubiquiradius, Ventriculites
Subtaxa: Pleuropyge plana
Type: Pleuropyge plana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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