Cystothalamiella (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae

Parent taxon: Fistulospongiinae according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and J. K. Rigby 2015

See also Rigby et al. 1994, Rigby and Potter 1986, Rigby et al. 1988 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aphrosalpinx, Fistulosponginina, Nematosalpinx, Uvacoelia

Subtaxa: Cystothalamiella alaskaensis Cystothalamiella craticulata Cystothalamiella ducta Cystothalamiella irregularis Cystothalamiella polyducta Cystothalamiella tuboides

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Type: Cystothalamiella ducta

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (5: Alaska collections)

• Ordovician of United States (12: Alaska, California)

Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences

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