Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae

Full reference: R. A. Johns. 1994. Ordovician lithistid sponges of the Great Basin. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 94(1):1-156

Parent taxon: Streptosolenidae according to R. A. Johns 1994

Sister taxa: Allosaccus, Antrospongia, Aulocopella, Aulocopium, Aulocopoides, Dendroclonella, Edriospongia, Eospongia, Gallatinospongia, Hudsonospongia, Lissocoelia, Orlinocyathus, Ozarkocoelia, Perissocoelia, Streptosolen, Wilbernicyathus

Subtaxa: Verpaspongia nodosa

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Type: Verpaspongia nodosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at IK-3. Ikes Canyon sponge beds, Toquima Range (Ordovician of Nevada)

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