Foerstella (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa

Parent taxon: Lyssacinosida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brachiospongia, Caulophacus, Colpospongia, Divaricospongia, Euplectellidae, Fistellaspongia, Leucopsacidae, Malumispongium, Oncosella, Opeamorphus, Pyritonema, Pyruspongia, Rossellidae, Stauractinella, Toomeyospongia, Wongaspongia, Testispongia, Rosella, Palaeorossella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Foerstella in the database

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