Nematosalpinx (demosponge)

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

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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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