Triticispongia Mehl and Reitner 1993 (glass sponge)

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, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Testiispongia

Subtaxa: Triticispongia diagonata

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Type: Triticispongia diagonata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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