†subfamily Becksinae Schrammen 1912 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae

Parent taxon: Callodictyonidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Callicylicinae, Callodictyoninae, Microblastidinae

Subtaxa: Becksia Discoptycha Manzonispongia Oncolpia Plocoscyphia Sarophora

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Spain (2 collections)

• Eocene of Italy (1), Spain (1)

• Cretaceous of France (14), Germany (12), Greece (1), Poland (4), Spain (1), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (10)

• Permian of China (1)

Total: 48 collections including 69 occurrences

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