Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Rigby and Desrochers 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Antarcticocyathus, Anthaspidella, Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulacospongia, Aulocopina, Australospongia, Brianispongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia, Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Diotricheum, Dunhillia, Egania, Exochopora, Fibrocoelia, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Incrustatospongia, Isispongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Mastophyma, Multispongia, Multistella, Okulitchina, Palaeojerea, Palaeophyma, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Pseudopalmatohindia, Pycnospongia, Rankenella, Rhodesispongia, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Schismospongia, Somersetella, Steliella, Striataspongia, Stromatomorpha, Strotospongia, Syringelasma, Syringophyllum, Talacastonia, Timidella, Trachyum, Trochospongia, Tschernyschevostuckenbergia, Vandonia, Vankempenia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia
Subtaxa: Zittelella grossa Zittelella pannosa Zittelella typicalis Zittelella varians Zittelella xinjiangensis
Type: Zittelella typicalis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (5: Quebec collections), United States (3: Vermont)
• Ordovician of China (1), United States (4: Tennessee, Utah)
Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences
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