Corticospongia Caster 1939 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Full reference: K.E. Caster. 1939. Siliceous Sponges from Mississippian and Devonian Strata of the Penn-York Embayment. Journal of Paleontology 13(1):1-20

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Calathospongia, Cryptodictya, Ectenodictya, Griphodictya, Hallodictya, Hydriodictya, Lyrodictya, Phragmodictya

Subtaxa: Corticospongia bradfordensis

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Type: Corticospongia bradfordensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lewis Run Quarry - Venango (Devonian of Pennsylvania)

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