Microspongia Miller and Dyer 1878 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae

Parent taxon: Hindiidae according to J. P. Botting 2005

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arborohindia, Belubulaspongia, Cotylahindia, Eoscheiella, Fenestrospongia, Hindia, Mamelohindia, Palmatohindia, Sadleria, Scheiella, Scheielloides, Scheiia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Silurian of China (1)

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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