Astraeoconus (sponge)

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae

Parent taxon: Eiffeliidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chilcaia, Eiffelia, Eiffelospongia, Gondekia, Petaloptyon, Toquimiella, Zangerlispongia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Astraeoconus in the database

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