Protohyalostella Chapman 1940 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae

Alternative spelling: Protohyalostelia

Parent taxon: Stiodermatidae according to R. M. Finks and J.K. Rigby 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthactinella, Astroconia, Dermospheroidalis, Divaricospongia, Hyalostelia, Itararella, Rhakistella, Rigbykia, Stioderma, Thoracospongia, Uralonema

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protohyalostella in the database

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