Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Full reference: J. Y. Chen, X. G. Hou, and G. X. Li. 1990. New Lower Cambrian demosponges - Quadrolaminiella gen. nov. from Chengjiang, Yunnan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 29(4):402-414
Parent taxon: Protospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Bambach et al. 2007 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodictya, Actinodictya, Brooksella, Diagoniella, Gabelia, Heminectere, Hexatractiella, Hunanospongia, Iberospongia, Kiwetinokia, Megastylia, Metaxyspongia, Palaeosaccus, Plectoderma, Protospongia, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Testiispongia, Triticispongia
Subtaxa: Quadrolaminiella crassa Quadrolaminiella diagonalis
Type: Quadrolaminiella diagonalis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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