†Triticispongia diagonata Steiner et al. 1993 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Full reference: M. Steiner, D. Mehl, J. Reitner and B.-D. Erdtmann. 1993. Oldest entirely preserved sponges and other fossils from the lowermost Cambrian and a new facies reconstruction of the Yangtze Platform (China). Berlin Geowissen Abhandlungen 9:293-329
Belongs to Triticispongia according to S. Xiao et al. 2005
See also Steiner et al. 1993
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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