Raphidonema (sponge)
| Raphidonema Temporal range: Cretaceous–Eocene | |
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| Raphidonema sp. from England. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Subclass: | Calcaronea |
| Order: | Pharetronida |
| Genus: | Raphidonema Hinde, 1883 |
Raphidonema is an extinct genus of calcareous sponges. [1]
Fossil records
This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period of France and United Kingdom to the Eocene of India (age range: from 136.4 to 37.2 million years ago). [2]
Species
- †Raphidonema farringdonense Sharpe
References
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