Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, X. Wu, and J. Fan. 1998. Triassic hexactinellid sponges from patch reefs in north-central Sichuan, People's Republic of China. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 43:119-165

Parent taxon: Euretinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

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

Subtaxa: Dracospongia undulata

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Type: Dracospongia undulata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Jushui sponge mounds (Triassic of China)

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