†family Stereodictyidae Finks 1960 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Stereodictyidae

Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160

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

Sister taxa: Dictyospongiidae, Docodermatidae

Subtaxa: Glossospongia Stereodictyum

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Type: Stereodictyum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection)

• Permian of United States (18: Texas)

• Carboniferous of China (1), Spain (1), United States (3: Nevada, Texas)

Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences

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