†Medfraspongia Rigby et al. 2009 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Ceractinomorpha
Full reference: J. K. Rigby, R. B. Blodgett, and N. K. Anderson. 2009. Emsian (Early Late Devonian) sponges from west-central and south-central Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 83(2):293-298
Parent taxon: Ceractinomorpha according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Halisarcida, Sigmatosclerophorida, Vaceletida, Verongida
Subtaxa: Medfraspongia tubulara
Type: Medfraspongia tubulara
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 83RB9, south flank of Limestone Mountain (Devonian of Alaska)
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