Petalope (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Parent taxon: Cribrospongiidae according to R.E.H. Reid 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Andreaea, Cribrospongia, Erineum, Eubrochus, Feifelia, Gevreya, Guettardiscyphia, Haynespongia, Keuppiella, Nelumbifolium, Polyopesia, Stereochlamis, Stichmaptyx, Tesselospongia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Petalope in the database

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