†Protoprisma Rigby and Collins 2004 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and D. Collins. 2004. Sponges of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale and Stephen Formations, British Columbia. Royal Ontario Museum Contributions in Science 1:1-155
Parent taxon: Hydnoceratinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Botryodictya, Ceratodictya, Cleodictya, Clepsydrospongia, Hydnoangulus, Hydnoceras, Hydnocerina, Rhabdosispongia, Tylodictya
Subtaxa: Protoprisma annulata
Type: Protoprisma annulata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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