Ischnspongia Wu et al. 2014 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Halichondrida

Wu, et al., 2014 spell this genus "Ischnspongia" in their official description of the genus but spell it as "Ischnospongia" in figure captions 1, 3, and 4.

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Alternative spelling: Ischnospongia

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

Parent taxon: Halichondrida according to P.M. Novack-Gottshall 2025

See also Wu et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Bubaridae, Chaetosclera, Halichondriidae, Hymeniacidonidae, Neuropora, Ptilispongia, Stromatoaxinella

Subtaxa: Ischnspongia dendritica

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

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

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