Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby. 1988. Late Ordovician sponges from the Malongulli Formation of central New South Wales, Australia. Palaeontographica Americana 56:1-147
Parent taxon: Haplistiidae according to J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby 1988
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Boonderooia, Chaunactis, Columellaespongia, Crawneya, Haplistion, Kazania, Lewinia, Monarchopemmatites, Mortieria, Nipterella, Oremo, Parodospongia, Pemmatites, Radiatospongia, Rhaphidhistia, Taplowia, Varneycoelia
Subtaxa: Warrigalia elliptica Warrigalia robusta
Type: Warrigalia elliptica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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