Rhodesispongia de Freitas 1991 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae

Full reference: T. A. de Freitas. 1991. Ludlow (Silurian) lithistid and hexactinellid sponges, Cape Phillips Formation, Canadian Arctic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 28:2042-2061

Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to T. A. de Freitas 1991

Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Antarcticocyathus, Anthaspidella, Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulacospongia, Aulocopina, Australospongia, Brianispongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia, Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Diotricheum, Dunhillia, Egania, Exochopora, Fibrocoelia, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Incrustatospongia, Isispongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Mastophyma, Multispongia, Multistella, Okulitchina, Palaeojerea, Palaeophyma, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Pseudopalmatohindia, Pycnospongia, Rankenella, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Schismospongia, Somersetella, Steliella, Striataspongia, Stromatomorpha, Strotospongia, Syringelasma, Syringophyllum, Talacastonia, Timidella, Trachyum, Trochospongia, Tschernyschevostuckenbergia, Vandonia, Vankempenia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella

Subtaxa: Rhodesispongia simplex

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Type: Rhodesispongia simplex

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Snowblind Creek, Cornwallis Island, sponge biostromes (Silurian of Nunavut)

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