Demospongiae - Tetractinomorpha - Criccospongiidae

Full reference: H. Mostler. 1986. Neue Kieselschwämme aus den Zlambachschichten (Obertrias, Nördliche Kalkalpen) [New siliceous sponges from the Zlambach Beds (Upper Triassic, northern Calcareous Alps)]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 13:331-361

Parent taxon: Tetractinomorpha according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Alpinothalamiidae, Atractosella, Axinellida, Belemnospongia, Incrustospongia, Petrosites, Spirophorida, Streptosclerophorida, Syltrochos

Subtaxa: Criccophorina

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Type: Criccophorina

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Großer Zlambachgraben, Leislingbach (Triassic of Austria)

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