Polycystina - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Parent taxon: Entactiniidae according to P. Noble et al. 2017
See also De Wever et al. 2001, Sepkoski 2002, Takahashi and Miyake 2014 and Wang et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Afanasievella, Apophysiactinia, Astroentactiniinae, Bientactinosphaerinae, Borisella, Callela, Cancellosphaera, Costaentactinia, Cubaxonium, Duodecimentactinia, Entactiniinae, Entactinosphaera, Fenestrula, Gracilentactinia, Hegleria, Holdisphaera, Involutentactinia, Kashiwara, Klaengspongus, Lententactinia, Magnentactinia, Magnisphaera, Megaporus, Microporosa, Moskovistella, Multientactinia, Munzuwonella, Oruatemanua, Paracopicyntra, Paratriposphaera, Perforentactinia, Plenoentactinia, Plenosphaera, Pluristratoentactinia, Polyedroentactinia, Provisocyntra, Radiobisphaera, Retentactinia, Retisphaera, Shinkaiera, Sinosphaera, Stigmosphaerostylus, Stygmosphaerostylus, Tardentactinia, Trilonche, Uberinterna, Wuyia
Subtaxa: Spongentactinia fungosa Spongentactinia shaijingpoensis
Type: Spongentactinia fungosa
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Vietnam (2 collections)
• Permian of China (2)
• Devonian of Australia (1), China (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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