Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae

Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1971. A new Permian eutaxicladine demosponge, mosaic evolution, and the origin of the Dicranocladina. Journal of Paleontology 45(6):977-997

Parent taxon: Hindiidae according to M. G. Carrera 2007

See also Finks 1971 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arborohindia, Belubulaspongia, Cotylahindia, Eoscheiella, Fenestrospongia, Hindia, Mamelohindia, Microspongia, Palmatohindia, Sadleria, Scheielloides, Scheiia

Subtaxa: Scheiella thesaurium

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Type: Scheiella thesaurium

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USNM731, Pinyon Tank, Guadalupe Mountains (Permian of Texas)

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