†Diagoniella magna Rigby et al. 2010 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby, S. B. Church, and N. K. Anderson. 2010. Middle Cambrian sponges from the Drum Mountains and House Range in western Utah. Journal of Paleontology 84(1):66-78
Belongs to Diagoniella according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Diagoniella cyathiformis, Diagoniella hindei, Diagoniella mica, Diagoniella robisoni, Diagoniella tubulara
Type specimen: Its type locality is Drum Mountains, which is in a Cambrian paralic shale in the Wheeler Formation of Utah
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (3: Utah collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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