Konyrium Nazarov and Popov 1976 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida

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

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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

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