Hallirhoidae

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Hallirhoidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous - Eocene
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Various Cretaceous Hallirhoiids
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Heteroscleromorpha
Family: Hallirhoidae
Genera

Hallirhoidae is an extinct family of heteroscleromorph demosponges found throughout the world from the Cretaceous to the Eocene, whereupon they became extinct.[1] The highest concentration of species occurred in the Tethys Ocean during the upper Cretaceous. The hallirhoid demosponges were very distinctive-looking, largely pear-shaped sponges that were attached to the seafloor by a long stem-like stalk.[2][3]

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