†Saetaspongia Mehl and Reitner 1993 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Parent taxon: Protospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Bambach et al. 2007 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodictya, Actinodictya, Brooksella, Diagoniella, Gabelia, Heminectere, Hexatractiella, Hunanospongia, Iberospongia, Kiwetinokia, Megastylia, Metaxyspongia, Palaeosaccus, Plectoderma, Protospongia, Quadrolaminiella, Sanshapentella, Testiispongia, Triticispongia
Subtaxa: Saetaspongia densa
Type: Saetaspongia densa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (21 collections)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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