†Plocoscyphia Reuss 1846 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae
Synonym: Gyrispongia
Parent taxon: Becksinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Becksia, Discoptycha, Manzonispongia, Oncolpia, Sarophora
Subtaxa: Plocoscyphia centuncula Plocoscyphia communis Plocoscyphia fenestrata Plocoscyphia gaultina Plocoscyphia maaki
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of France (8), Germany (6), Greece (1), Poland (2), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (4)
• Permian of China (1)
Total: 24 collections including 27 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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