Full reference: J. P. Botting. 2004. An exceptional Caradoc sponge fauna from the Llanfawr Quarries, central Wales and phylogenetic implications. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 2(1):31-63
Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to J. P. Botting 2004
Sister taxa: Acanothyia, Acanothyra, Amphidiscophora, Antrispongia, Australispongia, Baccispongia, Bothroconis, Chelispongia, Crucispongia, Diplopleuriana, Farreopsis, Hemidiagoniella, Heterostella, Hexasterophora, Hodsia, Innaecoeliida, Kometia, Lonsda, Lychniscosa, Lyssacinosa, Lyssakida, Nepheliospongia, Nephelispongia, Pachylepisma, Pinnatispongia, Rugosoderma, Sceptrulophora, Sestrocladiella, Silicunculus, Solactiniella, Spongus, Stromatidiidae
Subtaxa: Solusrectus rosetta
Type: Solusrectus rosetta
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Llanfawr Quarry 2a, Llandrindod (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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