Open AccessWienbergia, new genus for Barroisia f axensis (Porifera:Demospongia) from the Middle Danian of Denmark
Author(s) -
Claus Clausen
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1981-30-11
Subject(s) - genus , cretaceous , sponge , paleontology , zoology , biology , geography
The rare Middle Danian sponge, Barroisia faxensis Ravn, is redescribed under the new name Wienbergia faxensis. The new genus has characters which suggest that it should be placed in the order Sphinctozoida. This genus may represent a link between the Cretaceous genus Barroisia and the "living fossil" Neocoelia crypta.