Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to R. M. Finks and J.K. Rigby 2004
See also Bengtson 1986 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanothyia, Acanothyra, Amphidiscophora, Antrispongia, Australispongia, Baccispongia, Bothroconis, Chelispongia, Crucispongia, Diplopleuriana, Farreopsis, Hemidiagoniella, Heterostella, Hexasterophora, Hodsia, Innaecoeliida, Kometia, Konyriidae, Lonsda, Lychniscosa, Lyssacinosa, Lyssakida, Nepheliospongia, Nephelispongia, Pachylepisma, Pinnatispongia, Rossellimorpha, Rugosoderma, Sceptrulophora, Sestrocladiella, Silicunculus, Solactiniella, Solusrectus, Spongus, Stromatidiidae
Subtaxa: Konyrium mariae Konyrium varium
Type: Konyrium varium
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (1 collection)
• Cambrian of Australia (1), China (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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