Microstaura Finks 1960 (glass sponge)

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

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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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