Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Alternative spelling: Hexactractiella
Parent taxon: Protospongiidae according to R. M. Finks and J.K. Rigby 2004
See also Mehl 1996, Rigby et al. 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodictya, Actinodictya, Brooksella, Diagoniella, Gabelia, Heminectere, Hunanospongia, Iberospongia, Kiwetinokia, Megastylia, Metaxyspongia, Palaeosaccus, Plectoderma, Protospongia, Quadrolaminiella, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Testiispongia, Triticispongia
Subtaxa: Hexatractiella nevadensis Hexatractiella pseudonevadensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Silurian of Canada (1: British Columbia)
• Cambrian of China (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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