Turonia

Turonia Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Turonia variabilis from France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Family:	†Siphoniidae
Genus:	†Turonia Michelin, 1847

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

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)

References

• John Hooper, Rob W.M. van Soest Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges
• See also List of prehistoric sponge genera

External links

• Cretaceous sponges from the Campanian of Misburg and Höver

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