Shitangspongia

Full reference: H.-L. Luo, L. Yong, S.-X. Hu, X.-P. Fu, S.-Q. Hou, X.-Y. Liu, L.-Z. Chen, F.-J. Li, J.-Y. Pang and Q. Liu. 2008. Early Cambrian Malong Fauna and Guanshan Fauna from Eastern Yunnan, China 1-134

Parent taxon: Porifera according to H.-L. Luo et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Adriatella, Aetholicopalla, Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Archaeocyatha, Ascarum, Asteriscosella, Astrostylopsis, Axiotubullina, Bacatocyathus, Bicyathus, Bornium, Bortepesia, Calcarea, Cassianostroma, Ceraostroma, Circopora, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coenostella, Concretum, Coniatopenia, Cornuaspongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribricyatha, Cribroscyphia, Crisantum, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cupulospongia, Cyclospongia, Cylicopsis, Cystiphyllum adrianense, Demospongiae, Dendropora mirfia, Desmopora, Diestosphecion, Diplostomella, Disjectoporidae, Disparistromaria, Dulmius, Dulmius innovatus, Dyocopanon, Ellipsactinia, Encrinites apiosus, Encrinites disculus, Encrinites mirus, Encrinites nudus, Encrinites patiens, Encrinites perminutus, Encrinites praedominans, Encrinites praedominans alternatus, Encrinites quaesitus, Encrinites regularis, Encrinites tolomeus, Eocoryne, Eocyathispongia, Fedomia, Floriana, Glenodictyum, Helicolocellus, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Idromecrinus, Lamellata, Lamellispongia, Limnoretheles, Lithopora, Megalelasma, Megastroma, Microcoryne, Milleporidium, Mirmus, Monotheles, Myrioporina, Nabaviella, Nelumbosium, Nelumbosium primum, Oligoplagia, Palaeophragmodictya, Paratubuliella, Parksia, Pharetronida, Pilosphecion, Plectinia, Polyactinellidae, Polycnemiseudea, Psephidia, Pulchrilaminida, Puppispongia, Puppispongia prostrema, Radicispongia, Rauffia, Reticullina, Rimpia, Rosellatana, Rugoconites, Scillus, Sclerospongiae, Scribroporella, Scyphia, Sinoflabrum, Siphonia permiana, Siphonia permiana elongatiuscula, Siphonia permiana ovoidalis, Siphonia permiana piriformis, Siphostroma, Sparsispongia, Sphaeractinia, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Spongites lementarius, Spongites oculatus, Sporadoporidium, Steinerella, Stromaporidium, Stromaporidium lamellatum, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporellata, Stromatoporellina, Stromatoporina, Stromatoporoidea, Stromatostroma, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tosastroma, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia, Tubuliella, Virmula, Xizangstromatopora

Subtaxa: Shitangspongia lata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Gaoloufang kgs-6 [Wulongqing Fm] (Cambrian of China)

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