Eocyathispongia

Full reference: Z. Yin, M. Zhu, E. H. Davidson, D. J. Bottjer, and F. Zhao, P., and Tafforeau. 2015. Sponge grade body fossil with cellular resolution dating 60 Myr before the Cambrian. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science

Parent taxon: Porifera according to Z. Yin et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Archaeocyatha, Ausia, Batchatocyathus, Bicyathus, Bortepesia, Calcarea, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coniatopenia, Cornuaspongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribricyatha, Cribroscyphia, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cupulospongia, Cyclospongia, Demospongiae, Diestosphecion, Diplostomella, Disjectoporidae, Dulmius, Dulmius innovatus, Dyocopanon, Eocoryne, Floriana, Glenodictyum, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Lamellispongia, Limnoretheles, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Monotheles, Nabaviella, Nelumbosium, Nelumbosium primum, Oligoplagia, Palaeophragmodictya, Pharetronida, Pilosphecion, Plectinia, Polyactinellidae, Polycnemiseudea, Psephidia, Pulchrilaminida, Puppispongia, Puppispongia prostrema, Radicispongia, Rauffia, Rugoconites, Sclerospongiae, Scribroporella, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Sparsispongia, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporoidea, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia

Subtaxa: Eocyathispongia qiania

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Type: Eocyathispongia qiania

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Badoushan phosphorite mining quarry ( of China)

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