Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Pestana 1960, Rigby and Desrochers 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Antarcticocyathus, Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulacospongia, Aulocopina, Australospongia, Brianispongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia, Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Diotricheum, Dunhillia, Egania, Exochopora, Fibrocoelia, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Incrustatospongia, Isispongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Mastophyma, Multispongia, Multistella, Okulitchina, Palaeojerea, Palaeophyma, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Pseudopalmatohindia, Pycnospongia, Rankenella, Rhodesispongia, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Schismospongia, Somersetella, Steliella, Striataspongia, Stromatomorpha, Strotospongia, Syringelasma, Syringophyllum, Talacastonia, Timidella, Trachyum, Trochospongia, Tschernyschevostuckenbergia, Vandonia, Vankempenia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella
Subtaxa: Anthaspidella alveola Anthaspidella amplia Anthaspidella annulata Anthaspidella clintoni Anthaspidella inornata Anthaspidella inyoensis Anthaspidella lamellata Anthaspidella mammulata Anthaspidella multiostia Anthaspidella traini
Type: Anthaspidella mammulata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (2 collections)
• Chazyan of Canada (4: Quebec), United States (1: Vermont)
• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Arenigian of Argentina (1), Canada (1: Quebec)
• Arenig of China (1)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Canada (1: Manitoba), China (1), United States (3: California, Nevada)
• Tremadoc of China (1), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 19 collections including 23 occurrences
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