Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Hintzespongiidae
Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1983. Fossil Hexactinellida. Sponges and Spongiomorphs 101-115
Parent taxon: Hintzespongioidea according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2010
See also Finks and Rigby 2004
Sister taxon: Teganiidae
Subtaxa: Cyathophycus Cyathophyscus Hintzespongia Lantianospongia Ratcliffespongia Stephenospongia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Silurian of Canada (2: British Columbia, Northwest Territories), United States (1: Alaska)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Canada (1: Manitoba), Czechia (2), the United Kingdom (6), United States (2: Nevada, New York)
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia), China (2), Mexico (2), United States (9: Utah)
• Solvan of United States (1: Utah)
Total: 33 collections including 35 occurrences