†Choia striata Xiao et al. 2005 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae
Full reference: S. Xiao, J. Hu, X. Yuan, R. L. Parsley, and R. Cao. 2005. Articulated sponges from the Lower Cambrian Hetang Formation in southern Anhui, South China: their age and implications for the early evolution of sponges. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 220:89-117
Belongs to Choia according to S. Xiao et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Choia carteri, Choia hindei, Choia ridleyi, Choia utahensis
Type specimen: NIGPAS-134520, an other (sponge)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at stone coal quarry near the village of Lantian (Cambrian of China)
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