†family Spongillidae Gray 1867 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Spongillida - Spongillidae

Parent taxon: Spongillida according to A. Pisera et al. 2016

See also Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Anheteromeyenia Eospongilla Ephydatia Eunapius Heteromeyenia Lutetia Meyenia Oncosclera Palaeospongilla Radiospongilla Spongilla

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Type: Spongilla

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: British Columbia collection)

• Blancan of United States (1: Oregon)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Lac de Gras)

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1)

• Jurassic of United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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