Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1976. A new heteractinid sponge from southwestern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 13:120-125

Parent taxon: Astraeospongiidae according to J. K. Rigby 1976

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Asteriospongia, Astraeospongium, Blumenbachium, Constellatospongia, Contignatiospongia, Ensiferites, Kuraya, Magenia, Malluviospongia, Microastraeum

Subtaxa: Stellarispongia aspera

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Type: Stellarispongia aspera

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GSC C12470, C12471 Sor Fiord, Ellesmere Island (Devonian of Nunavut)

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