†Metaxyspongia skelidata Wu et al. 2005 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Full reference: W. Wu, A. Yang, D. Janussen, M. Steiner, and M. Zhu. 2005. Hexactinellid sponges from the early Cambrian black shale of South Anhui, China. Journal of Paleontology 79(6):1043-1051
Belongs to Metaxyspongia according to W. Wu et al. 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pangwangcun Village, near Jianxin; ~170m, which is in a Botomian deep subtidal mudstone in the Huangboling Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Pangwangcun Village, near Jianxin; ~170m
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