Demospongiae - Lithistida - Chiastoclonellidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, B. J. Kessel, B. D. Ritts and S. J. Friedman. 2006. A new Ordovician chiastoclonellid sponge from Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Paleontology 80(4):775-779

Parent taxon: Chiastoclonellidae according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Actinocoelia, Allassospongia, Chiastoclonella, Chiastocolumnia, Defordia, Insulipora, Pseudovirgulopsis, Rutkowskiella, Syltispongia

Subtaxa: Craterospongiella sinensis

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Type: Craterospongiella sinensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Suhaitu (Ordovician of China)

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