Ephydatia Lamouroux 1816 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Spongillida - Spongillidae
Parent taxon: Spongillidae according to A. Pisera et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Anheteromeyenia, Eospongilla, Eunapius, Heteromeyenia, Lutetia, Meyenia, Oncosclera, Palaeospongilla, Radiospongilla, Spongilla
Subtaxa: Ephydatia facunda
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Eocene of Canada (1: Lac de Gras)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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