Biology:Cupulospongia

Short description: Extinct genus of sponges

Cupulospongia Temporal range: Senonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Cupulospongia patella, picture at Teylers Museum, Haarlem
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Tetractinellida
Genus:	†Cupulospongia d'Orbigny, 1849
Species
Several, including: †Cupulospongia acetabulum (Goldfuss) †Cupulospongia aptiensis d'Orbigny, 1850 †Cupulospongia boletiformis d'Orbigny †Cupulospongia compressa d'Orbigny, 1850 †Cupulospongia consobrina d'Orbigny, 1850 †Cupulospongia elegans (d'Orbigny, 1849) †Cupulospongia patella †Cupulospongia rimosa Roemer, 1864 †Cupulospongia tenuis Roemer, 1864

Cupulospongia is an extinct genus of sea sponges from the Cretaceous of France.

C. elegans is vase shaped with a stout stalk. It is known from the sponge beds at Barrou, France.

The taxonomic position of the genus is unclear. Cupulospongia rimosa Roemer, 1864 is classified in Theonellidae while Cupulospongia tenuis Roemer, 1864 is in Azoricidae, both Demospongiae in the order Tetractinellida.

References

• Éponges fossiles des sables du terrain crétacé supérieur des environs de Saumur: étage senonien de d'Orbigny. A Courtiller - 1861

External links

• Cupulospongia at Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris

Wikidata ☰ Q48969171 entry