†Valospongia Rigby 1971 (glass sponge)
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Parent taxon: Dierespongioidea according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2010
See also Finks and Rigby 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aglithodictyidae, Amphispongiidae, Dierespongiidae, Hydnodictyidae, Multivasculatidae, Titusvillidae
Subtaxa: Valospongia sonorensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Morocco (1 collection)
• Cambrian of China (1), Mexico (1), United States (6: Utah)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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