Demospongiae - Lithistida - Astylospongiidae
Parent taxon: Astylospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Rigby and Chatterton 1989 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astyloscyphia, Astylospongiella, Astylostroma, Astylotuba, Attungaia, Caliculospongia, Camellaspongia, Carpospongia, Caryoconus, Caryospongia, Devonoscyphia, Ellesmerespongia, Garraspongia, Globispongia, Inglispongia, Jazwicella, Malinowskiella, Palaeomanon, Phialaspongia, Raanespongia, Shuqraiopsis
Subtaxa: Astylospongia lutera Astylospongia praemorsa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), France (1)
• Silurian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), United States (7: Indiana, Tennessee)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Québec)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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