Paleostauronema Hurcewicz 1985 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Aglithodictyidae

The original designation of the genus is spelled "Paleostauronema" but spelling Palaeostauronema is also used in the original paper

Alternative spelling: Palaeostauronema

Parent taxon: Aglithodictyidae according to R. M. Finks and J.K. Rigby 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aglithodictya, Asociatella, Czarnockiella, Pachyspongia, Poriferella, Protremadictyon, Pseudopemmatites

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Paleostauronema in the database

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