Name: Ventriculites.
Meaning: Stomach stone.
Grouping: Poriferan,
Hexactinellid, Lychniscosan,
Ventriculitid.
Informal ID: Funnel sponge,
funnel 'coral'.
Fossil size Height
15cm/6in
Reconstructed size: Height
up to 30cm/12in.
Habitat: Sea floor.
Time span Middle to Late
Cretaceous, 110-65 million
years ago.
Main fossil sites
Throughout Europe
Occurrence: + +