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Clionaidae

Clionaidae

Overview

Clionaidae d'Orbigny, 1851

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Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The clionaidae are known for being parasitic boring sponges, preferring mollusc shells or corals to bore into.

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Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Stationary

        FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder

        HABITAT: Boring into other organisms

Sources:


Genera of Clionaidae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway