Allosaccus (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae

Parent taxon: Streptosolenidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antrospongia, Aulocopella, Aulocopium, Aulocopoides, Dendroclonella, Edriospongia, Eospongia, Gallatinospongia, Hudsonospongia, Lissocoelia, Orlinocyathus, Ozarkocoelia, Perissocoelia, Streptosolen, Verpaspongia, Wilbernicyathus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of United States (1: California collection)

• Chazyan of United States (1: Tennessee)

• Arenig of Argentina (1)

• Ordovician of Argentina (2), United States (2: Kentucky, Tennessee)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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