†Ventriculites arabicus Abbass 1972 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Full reference: H. L. Abbass. 1972. Paleontological studies of some Saudi Arabian lower Tertiary fossils. Egyptian Journal of Geology 16(1):35-68
Belongs to Ventriculites according to H. L. Abbass 1972
Sister taxa: Ventriculites convolutus, Ventriculites cribrosus, Ventriculites cylindratus, Ventriculites fistulosus, Ventriculites mammillaris, Ventriculites radiatus, Ventriculites stellatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Umm al-Rua’us Formation, Saudi Arabia - Abbass (1972) (Eocene of Saudi Arabia)
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