Peronidella

{{Short description|Extinct genus of sponges}}

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{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Matmor calcisponge Peronidella.jpg

| image_caption = Peronidella sp. from the Middle Jurassic of Israel.

| taxon = Peronidella

| authority = Hinde, 1893

| synonyms = * †Peronella

}}

File:Matmor Peronidella osculum.jpg (Callovian) of southern Israel; osculum view.]]

Peronidella is an extinct genus of Calcareous sponges found in marine sedimentary rocks dated between the Devonian and the Cretaceous periods.Imanov. M., Hrdlickova., S., and Gregorova., R., (2005), The Complete Encyclopedia of Fossils, 3rd ed, Lisse: Rebo International, b.v., page 40Fossilworks, https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=3689, accessed 13 January 2014

These sponges had cylindrically shaped walls, with a typical diameter of 2 cm, with a small platform at the top, showing the position of the Osculum.

Many species, such as Peronidella furcata, were colonial; however, several solitary species are known.

These sponges are relatively abundant in European chalks