†Gravestockia Reitner 1992 (calcareous sponge)
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Parent taxon: Calcarea according to J. Vacelet 2015
See also Finks et al. 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Calcaronea, Calcinea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Nibionia, Paruvanella, Porata, Pseudodictyocoelia, Rahbahthalmia, Zigzagella, Gaspespongia, Faretronida
Subtaxa: Gravestockia pharetroniensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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