†Hunanospongia Qian and Ding 1988 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Parent taxon: Protospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodictya, Actinodictya, Brooksella, Diagoniella, Gabelia, Heminectere, Hexatractiella, Iberospongia, Kiwetinokia, Megastylia, Metaxyspongia, Palaeosaccus, Plectoderma, Protospongia, Quadrolaminiella, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Testiispongia, Triticispongia
Subtaxa: Hunanospongia delicata
Type: Hunanospongia delicata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Yangjiaping, bed 1 (Cambrian of China)
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