Phormosella (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cyathophycella, Dialyscyphia, Dictyospongia, Hyalosinica, Lobospongia, Mastodictya, Microstaura, Ozospongia, Polonoscyphia, Porsguenospongia, Ramulospongia, Repospongia, Reticulicymbalum, Retifungus, Sanshadictya

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Phormosella in the database

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