Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby. 1988. Late Ordovician sponges from the Malongulli Formation of central New South Wales, Australia. Palaeontographica Americana 56:1-147

Parent taxon: Haplistiidae according to J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chaunactis, Columellaespongia, Crawneya, Haplistion, Kazania, Lewinia, Monarchopemmatites, Mortieria, Nipterella, Oremo, Parodospongia, Pemmatites, Radiatospongia, Rhaphidhistia, Taplowia, Varneycoelia, Warrigalia

Subtaxa: Boonderooia spiculata

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Type: Boonderooia spiculata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Coppermine Creek, Cliefden Caves (Ordovician of Australia)

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