Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby. 1988. Late Ordovician sponges from the Malongulli Formation of central New South Wales, Australia. Palaeontographica Americana 56:1-147

Parent taxon: Pelicaspongiidae according to J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arakespongia, Ascospongiella, Asturiaspongia, Cavospongiella, Estrellaspongia, Galeospongia, Hadrophragmos, Hexirregularia, Keriogastrospongia, Larispongia, Lysactinella, Naybandospongia, Pelicaspongia, Pseudohydnoceras, Spiractinella, Stiodermiella, Trailospongia, Twenhofelella, Vaurealispongia

Subtaxa: Liscombispongia nodosa

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Type: Liscombispongia nodosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Coppermine Creek, Cliefden Caves (Ordovician of Australia)

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