Steinmanella Welter 1911 (calcareous sponge)

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Alternative spelling: Steinmannella

Parent taxon: Stellispongiinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Novack-Gottshall 2025 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amorphofungia, Amorphospongia, Blastinoidea, Conocoelia, Diaplectia, Elasmoierea, Elasmostoma, Euzittelia, Heteropenia, Lutia, Pachymura, Pachytilodia, Pareudea, Paronadella, Peronidella, Steinmannella, Stellispongia, Trachypenia, Trachysinia, Trachysphecion

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Steinmanella in the database

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