Demospongiae - Poecilosclerida - Merliidae

Parent taxon: Poecilosclerida according to R. R. West et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Acarniidae, Amphilectidae, Cladorhizidae, Hymedesmia, Latrunculiidae, Makiyama, Myxillidae, Oppligera, Tedaniidae

Subtaxa: Merlia

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Type: Merlia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Brèches rouges de Carboneras, Bathyal, Late Miocene, SE Spain (Miocene of Spain)

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