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Coeloptychium agaricoides, fossil sponge
This hexactinellid (six rayed spiculed) sponge originates from the Cretaceous of Westphalia, Germany. It has a maximum diameter 8 cm. Sponges are filter feeders and live on plankton.
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Keywords: agaricoides, animal, coeloptychidae, coeloptychium, europe, feeder, filter, fortey, fossil, fossilised, fossils, germany, glass, hexactinellid, hexactinellida, invertebrata, invertebrate, key, lychniscosa, porifera, radial, richard, sponge, westphalia