†Allantospongia Rigby and Hou 1995 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and X. G. Hou. 1995. Lower Cambrian demosponges and hexactinellid sponges from Yunnan, China. Journal of Paleontology 69(6):1009-1019
Parent taxon: Choiidae according to J. K. Rigby and X. G. Hou 1995
See also Bambach et al. 2007 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Choia, Choiaella, Lenica
Subtaxa: Allantospongia mica
Type: Allantospongia mica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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