Janussenia Muir and Botting 2007 (demosponge)

Demospongiae

Full reference: L. A. Muir and J. P. Botting. 2007. Graptolite faunas and monaxonid demosponges of the Cyrtograptus lundgreni event (Late Wenlock, Silurian) interval from the Orange district, New South Wales. Alcheringa 31:375-395

Parent taxon: Demospongea according to L. A. Muir and J. P. Botting 2007

Sister taxa: Agelasida, Atrochaetetes, Bauneia, Blastochaetetes, Burgundiidae, Ceractinomorpha, Chaetetida, Chondrosida, Choristida, Clavaxinellida, Consinocodium, Desmacellidae, Dictyonellidae, Epipolasida, Guadalupiida, Hadromerida, Halichondrida, Haplosclerida, Hemiasterellidae, Heteroscleromorpha, Infexiostella, Karatubulus, Keratosa, Lithistida, Lovcenipora, Meandripetra, Metschnikowia, Myxospongiae, Operculospongia, Paraaplysinofibria, Permosphincta, Petrosina, Poecilosclerida, Polymastidae, Ptychochaetetes, Raspailiidae, Riasanospongia, Scopalinidae, Spongillina, Spongiopsammia, Stelligeridae, Tabulospongida, Tetractinellida, Tetractinomorpha, Timeidae, Trachycladidae, Vauxiidae, Verticillitida

Subtaxa: Janussenia orangense

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Type: Janussenia orangense

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at One Tree Hill, Spring Creek (Silurian of Australia)

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