Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Hintzespongiidae
Parent taxon: Hintzespongiidae according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1998
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cyathophyscus, Hintzespongia, Lantianospongia, Ratcliffespongia, Stephenospongia
Subtaxa: Cyathodictya Cyathophycus akiensis Cyathophycus extendis Cyathophycus loydelli Cyathophycus mackenziensis Cyathophycus pseudoreticulatus Cyathophycus reticulatus Cyathospongia
Type: Cyathophycus reticulatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (2: British Columbia, Northwest Territories collections), United States (1: Alaska)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Canada (1: Manitoba), the Czech Republic (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (2: Nevada, New York)
• Tremadoc of the Czech Republic (1)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences
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