Eoscheiella Carrera 2007 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae

Full reference: M. G. Carrera. 2007. The oldest hindiid demosponge from the Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician) of the Argentine Precordillera: evolutionary implications for the triclanocladines. Journal of Paleontology 81(4):754-759

Parent taxon: Hindiidae according to M. G. Carrera 2007

Sister taxa: Arborohindia, Belubulaspongia, Cotylahindia, Fenestrospongia, Hindia, Mamelohindia, Microspongia, Palmatohindia, Sadleria, Scheiella, Scheielloides, Scheiia

Subtaxa: Eoscheiella concava

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Type: Eoscheiella concava

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cerro Viejo [upper San Juan Fm] (Ordovician of Argentina)

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