Physocalpia (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bothrochlaenia, Chlaenia, Cladolithosia, Diacyparia, Discodermites, Elasmalimus, Hypothyra, Ischadia, Macandrewites, Mastostroma, Ocellaria, Orosphecion, Ortmannispongia, Pachypsechia, Placojerea, Platispongia, Plethosiphonia, Podapsis, Polysiphoneudea, Polythyra, Pterocalpia, Rhizomorina, Rhizostele, Siphonocoelia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Physocalpia in the database

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