Full reference: H. Mostler and A. Mosleh-Yazdi. 1976. Neue Poriferen aus oberkambrischen Gesteinen der Mila-Formation im Elburzgebirge (Iran) [New Porifera from the Upper Cambrian Mila Formation in the Elburz Mountains (Iran)]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 5:1-36
Parent taxon: Porifera according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Archaeocyatha, Ausia, Batchatocyathus, Bicyathus, Bortepesia, Calcarea, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coniatopenia, Cornuaspongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribricyatha, Cribroscyphia, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cupulospongia, Cyclospongia, Demospongiae, Diestosphecion, Diplostomella, Disjectoporidae, Dulmius, Dulmius innovatus, Dyocopanon, Eocoryne, Eocyathispongia, Floriana, Glenodictyum, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Lamellispongia, Limnoretheles, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Monotheles, Nelumbosium, Nelumbosium primum, Oligoplagia, Palaeophragmodictya, Pharetronida, Pilosphecion, Plectinia, Polyactinellidae, Polycnemiseudea, Psephidia, Pulchrilaminida, Puppispongia, Puppispongia prostrema, Radicispongia, Rauffia, Rugoconites, Sclerospongiae, Scribroporella, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Sparsispongia, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporoidea, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia
Subtaxa: Nabaviella elegans Nabaviella triradiata Nabaviella umbelliformis
Type: Nabaviella elegans
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordian of Australia (1 collection)
• Cambrian of Australia (2), China (1), Iran (1), Turkey (1)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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