Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Belongs to Archaeoscyphia according to de Freitas 1989
Sister taxa: Archaeoscyphia alternata, Archaeoscyphia annulata, Archaeoscyphia annulata, Archaeoscyphia attenuata, Archaeoscyphia bassleri, Archaeoscyphia boltoni, Archaeoscyphia eganensis, Archaeoscyphia gislei, Archaeoscyphia mazourkaensis, Archaeoscyphia minganensis, Archaeoscyphia nana, Archaeoscyphia pannosa, Archaeoscyphia pulchra, Archaeoscyphia rossi, Archaeoscyphia scalaria, Archaeoscyphia tenuis, Archaeoscyphia undulata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (6: Northwest Territories collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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