†Zittelella xinjiangensis Liu et al. 2003 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Full reference: B. Liu, J. K. Rigby, and Z. Zhu. 2003. Middle Ordovician lithistid sponges from the Bachu-Kalpin area, Xinjiang, northwestern China. Journal of Paleontology 77(3):430-441
Belongs to Zittelella according to B. Liu et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Zittelella grossa, Zittelella pannosa, Zittelella typicalis, Zittelella varians
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tangwangcheng, Bachu area, which is in a Darriwilian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Yijianfang Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tangwangcheng, Bachu area
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