Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Synonym: Rhizocheton
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, Pleuropyge, Rhizopoterionopsis, Spirospongia, Sporadoscinia, Ubiquiradius, Ventriculites
Subtaxa: Rhizopoterion coniforme Rhizopoterion solidum Rhizopoterion tubiforme
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection), Spain (6)
• Cretaceous of France (4), Germany (7), Poland (8), Spain (1), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (11)
Total: 39 collections including 49 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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