Columellaespongia (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Garra Formation Sponges, Wellington Area (Devonian of Australia)

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