Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Full reference: M. S. Beresi and J. K. Rigby. 1993. The Lower Ordovician sponges of San Juan, Argentina. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 39:1-63
Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to M. S. Beresi and J. K. Rigby 1993
Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Antarcticocyathus, Anthaspidella, Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulacospongia, Aulocopina, Australospongia, Brianispongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia, Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Diotricheum, Dunhillia, Egania, Exochopora, Fibrocoelia, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Incrustatospongia, Isispongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Mastophyma, Multispongia, Multistella, Okulitchina, Palaeojerea, Palaeophyma, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Pseudopalmatohindia, Pycnospongia, Rankenella, Rhodesispongia, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Schismospongia, Somersetella, Steliella, Striataspongia, Stromatomorpha, Strotospongia, Syringelasma, Syringophyllum, Timidella, Trachyum, Trochospongia, Tschernyschevostuckenbergia, Vandonia, Vankempenia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella
Subtaxa: Talacastonia chela
Type: Talacastonia chela
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Arenigian of Argentina (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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