Demospongiae - Lithistida - Astylospongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and T. N. Bayer. 1971. Sponges of the Ordovician Maquoketa Formation in Minnesota and Iowa. Journal of Paleontology 45(4):608-627
Parent taxon: Astylospongiidae according to J. K. Rigby and T. N. Bayer 1971
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astyloscyphia, Astylospongia, Astylospongiella, Astylostroma, Astylotuba, Attungaia, Caliculospongia, Camellaspongia, Carpospongia, Caryoconus, Caryospongia, Devonoscyphia, Ellesmerespongia, Garraspongia, Globispongia, Inglispongia, Jazwicella, Malinowskiella, Palaeomanon, Raanespongia, Shuqraiopsis
Subtaxa: Phialaspongia fossa
Type: Phialaspongia fossa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Minnesota collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.