Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae
Parent taxon: Streptosolenidae according to J. K. Rigby and A. Desrochers 1995
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Allosaccus, Antrospongia, Aulocopella, Aulocopium, Aulocopoides, Dendroclonella, Edriospongia, Gallatinospongia, Hudsonospongia, Lissocoelia, Orlinocyathus, Ozarkocoelia, Perissocoelia, Streptosolen, Verpaspongia, Wilbernicyathus
Subtaxa: Eospongia roemeri
Type: Eospongia roemeri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), United States (36: Virginia)
• Chazy of Canada (1: Quebec), United States (6: New York)
• Arenig of Argentina (1)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
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