†Paraleptomitella 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
Parent taxon: Leptomitidae according to X.-G. Hou et al. 2004
See also Bambach et al. 2007, Chen et al. 1989 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Jianhella, Leptomitella, Leptomitus, Pseudoleptomitus, Wareiella
Subtaxa: Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Paraleptomitella globula
Type: Paraleptomitella dictyodroma
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (28 collections)
Total: 28 collections including 35 occurrences
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