†Paraleptomitella globula Chen et al. 1989 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Full reference: J. Y. Chen, X. G. Hou, and H. Z. Lu. 1989. Lower Cambrian leptomitids (Demospongea), Chengjiang, Yunnan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 28(1):17-30
Belongs to Paraleptomitella according to J. Y. Chen et al. 1989
Sister taxon: Paraleptomitella dictyodroma
Type specimen: Its type locality is Maotianshan, unit M2, which is in an Atdabanian marginal marine mudstone in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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