Streptosolen Ulrich and Everett 1889 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae

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

See also Johns 1994 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Allosaccus, Antrospongia, Aulocopella, Aulocopium, Aulocopoides, Dendroclonella, Edriospongia, Eospongia, Gallatinospongia, Hudsonospongia, Lissocoelia, Orlinocyathus, Ozarkocoelia, Perissocoelia, Verpaspongia, Wilbernicyathus

Subtaxa: Streptosolen mccafferyi Streptosolen nodosus Streptosolen occidentalis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of United States (2: California collections)

• Arenigian of United States (1: Nevada)

• Ordovician of United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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