†family Hintzespongiidae Finks 1983 (glass sponge)

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

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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

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