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Turonia

Extinct genus of sponges From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turonia
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Turonia is an extinct genus of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae.[2]

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Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil record of the Cretaceous of France, Germany, Poland and Spain (about 125 to 66 million years ago).

Species

  • Turonia cerebriformis Schrammen 1910
  • Turonia constricta Zittel 1878
  • Turonia globosa Wagner 1963
  • Turonia induta Zittel 1878
  • Turonia variabilis Michelin 1847 (type species)

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