†Hyalostelia (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae
Parent taxon: Stiodermatidae according to R. M. Finks and J.K. Rigby 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthactinella, Astroconia, Dermospheroidalis, Divaricospongia, Itararella, Protohyalostella, Rhakistella, Rigbykia, Stioderma, Thoracospongia, Uralonema
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (1: Nevada)
• Devonian of Australia (1)
• Whiterockian of United States (2: California)
• Ordovician of Peru (1), the United Kingdom (54), United States (6: California, Nevada)
Total: 66 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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