Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Full reference: G. J. Hinde. 1889. On Archaeocyathus, Billings, and on other genera, allied to or associated with it, from the Cambrian strata of North America, Spain, Sardinia, and Scotland. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 45(1-4):125-128

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

See also Finks 1967 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Nipterella paradoxica

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Type: Calathium paradoxicum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nipterella in the database

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