Raphidonema (sponge)
Raphidonema Temporal range:
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Raphidonema sp. from England. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | † |
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[]
Categories:
- Prehistoric sponge genera
- Calcaronea
- Calcarea stubs