Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae
Synonym: Rigbyella Mostler and Mosleh-Yazdi 1976 [replaced name]
Full reference: H. Ozdikmen. 2009. Substitute names for eight sponge genus group names (Porifera). Munis Entomology & Zoology 4(1):212-218
Parent taxon: Stiodermatidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Ozdikmen 2009 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthactinella, Astroconia, Dermospheroidalis, Divaricospongia, Hyalostelia, Itararella, Protohyalostella, Rhakistella, Stioderma, Thoracospongia, Uralonema
Subtaxa: Rigbyella ruttneri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Iran (1 collection)
• Delamaran of Jordan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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