†Nematosalpinx (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae
Parent taxon: Fistulospongiinae according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and J. K. Rigby 2015
See also Rigby et al. 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aphrosalpinx, Cystothalamiella, Fistulosponginina, Uvacoelia
Subtaxa: Nematosalpinx dichotomica Nematosalpinx hormathodes
Type: Nematosalpinx dichotomica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (6: Alaska collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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