Falospongia Rigby 1986 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hazeliidae

Parent taxon: Hazeliidae according to J. K. Rigby and D. Collins 2004

See also Bambach et al. 2007 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Crumillospongia, Hazelia, Lasiocladia, Xylochos

Subtaxa: Falospongia falata Falospongia ramosa

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Type: Falospongia falata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Delamaran of Canada (7: British Columbia collections)

• Cambrian of Canada (1: British Columbia)

Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences

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