Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Considered a root tuft of Palaeosaccus
Parent taxon: Protospongiidae according to M. A. S. McMenamin 2008
See also Finks and Rigby 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodictya, Actinodictya, Brooksella, Diagoniella, Gabelia, Heminectere, Hexatractiella, Hunanospongia, Iberospongia, Megastylia, Metaxyspongia, Palaeosaccus, Plectoderma, Protospongia, Quadrolaminiella, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Testiispongia, Triticispongia
Subtaxa: Kiwetinokia utahensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Argentina (3 collections), Italy (1), Mexico (3), United States (3: Utah)
• Solvan of Argentina (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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