†Matteolaspongia Botting et al. 2018 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Rossellidae
Full reference: J. P. Botting, Y. Zhang, and L. A. Muir. 2018. A candidate stem-group rossellid (Porifera, Hexactinellida) from the latest Ordovician Anji Biota, China. Bulletin of Geosciences 93(3):275-285
Parent taxon: Rossellidae according to J. P. Botting et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Asconema, Rossella, Rossellinae, Schaudinnia
Subtaxa: Matteolaspongia hemiglobosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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