Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae
Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160
Parent taxon: Dictyospongiinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cyathophycella, Dialyscyphia, Dictyospongia, Hyalosinica, Lobospongia, Mastodictya, Ozospongia, Phormosella, Polonoscyphia, Porsguenospongia, Ramulospongia, Repospongia, Reticulicymbalum, Retifungus, Sanshadictya
Subtaxa: Microstaura doliolum
Type: Microstaura doliolum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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