Tesselospongia Rigby et al. 1998 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, X. Wu, and J. Fan. 1998. Triassic hexactinellid sponges from patch reefs in north-central Sichuan, People's Republic of China. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 43:119-165

Parent taxon: Cribrospongiidae according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Andreaea, Cribrospongia, Erineum, Eubrochus, Feifelia, Gevreya, Guettardiscyphia, Haynespongia, Keuppiella, Nelumbifolium, Petalope, Polyopesia, Stereochlamis, Stichmaptyx

Subtaxa: Tesselospongia fistulosa

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Type: Tesselospongia fistulosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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