Ptilispongia maotianshanensis Wu et al. 2014 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Halichondrida

Full reference: W. Wu, M. Zhu, and M. Steiner. 2014. Composition and tiering of the Cambrian sponge communities. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 398:86-96

Belongs to Ptilispongia according to W. Wu et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Kunming, Yu'anshan Formation, 0–5 cm above the seafloor, which is in a Cambrian offshore mudstone/mudstone in the Yu'anshan Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kunming, Yu'anshan Formation, 0–5 cm above the seafloor

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