Parent taxon: Porifera according to E. A. Luzhnaya et al. 2023
See also Gravestock et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Adriatella, 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, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Siphonia permiana, Siphonia permiana elongatiuscula, Siphonia permiana ovoidalis, Siphonia permiana piriformis, Siphostroma, Sparsispongia, Sphaeractinia, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Spongites lementarius, Spongites oculatus, Sporadoporidium, Steinerella, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporellata, Stromatoporellina, Stromatoporina, Stromatoporoidea, Stromatostroma, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tosastroma, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia, Tubuliella, Virmula, Xizangstromatopora
Subtaxa: Aetholicopalla adnata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (25), China (22), France (3), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 52 collections including 53 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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