Plectospyris (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alosculum, Blondetia, Dracospongia, Eurete, Heterochone, Linonema, Lopanella, Mastodictyum, Myliusia, Nemarete, Ordinatus, Periphragella, Plecteurete, Pleurochorium, Polypyge, Pseudocavispongia, Radioplica, Ramispongia, Verrucocoelia, Wapkiosa, Zittelispongia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plectospyris in the database

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