Zittellospongia Malfatti 1901 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae

Synonym: Zittelospongia [objective synonym]

Parent taxon: Staurodermatidae according to R.E.H. Reid 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Placochlaenia, Polyschema, Rhodanospongia, Saynospongia, Stauroderma

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Zittellospongia in the database

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