Elasmoierea (calcareous sponge)

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Synonym: Elasmocoelia

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amorphofungia, Amorphospongia, Blastinoidea, Conocoelia, Diaplectia, Elasmostoma, Euzittelia, Heteropenia, Lutia, Pachymura, Pachytilodia, Pareudea, Paronadella, Peronidella, Steinmanella, Steinmannella, Stellispongia, Trachypenia, Trachysinia, Trachysphecion

Subtaxa: Elasmoierea sequana

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Type: Elasmoierea sequana

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Germany (1), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences

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