Acanothyia

Acanothyia Temporal range: Cretaceous (Cenomanian) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Hexactinellida
Genus:	† Acanothyia Pomel, 1872
Type species
Camerospongia polydactyla Roemer, 1964

Acanothyia is an extinct genus of sea sponge from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Germany. It is potentially a glass sponge in the class Hexactinellida. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of prehistoric sponge genera

References

1. Reid, R. E. H. (2004-01-01). "Part E, Porifera (Revised), vol. 3, Ch. 7, p. 449-584". Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.17161/dt.v0i0.5151. ISSN   2153-621X.
2. "Acanothyra ✝". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2025-07-10.