Parent taxon: Porifera according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Adriatella, Aetholicopalla, Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Archaeocyatha, Ascarum, Asteriscosella, Astrostylopsis, Axiotubullina, Bacatocyathus, Bicyathus, Bornium, Bortepesia, Calcarea, Cassianostroma, Ceraostroma, Circopora, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coenostella, Concretum, Coniatopenia, Cornuaspongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribricyatha, Cribroscyphia, Crisantum, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cupulospongia, Cyclospongia, Cylicopsis, Cystiphyllum adrianense, Demospongiae, Dendropora mirfia, Desmopora, Diestosphecion, Diplostomella, Disjectoporidae, Disparistromaria, Dulmius, Dulmius innovatus, Dyocopanon, Ellipsactinia, Encrinites apiosus, Encrinites disculus, Encrinites mirus, Encrinites nudus, Encrinites patiens, Encrinites perminutus, Encrinites praedominans, Encrinites praedominans alternatus, Encrinites quaesitus, Encrinites regularis, Encrinites tolomeus, Eocoryne, Eocyathispongia, Fedomia, Floriana, Glenodictyum, Helicolocellus, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Idromecrinus, Lamellata, Lamellispongia, Limnoretheles, Lithopora, Megalelasma, Megastroma, Microcoryne, Milleporidium, Mirmus, Monotheles, Myrioporina, Nabaviella, Nelumbosium, Nelumbosium primum, Oligoplagia, Palaeophragmodictya, Paratubuliella, Parksia, Pharetronida, Plectinia, Polyactinellidae, Polycnemiseudea, Psephidia, Pulchrilaminida, Puppispongia, Puppispongia prostrema, Radicispongia, Rauffia, Reticullina, Rimpia, Rosellatana, Rugoconites, Scillus, Sclerospongiae, Scribroporella, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Siphonia permiana, Siphonia permiana elongatiuscula, Siphonia permiana ovoidalis, Siphonia permiana piriformis, Siphostroma, Sparsispongia, Sphaeractinia, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Spongites lementarius, Spongites oculatus, Sporadoporidium, Steinerella, Stromaporidium, Stromaporidium lamellatum, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporellata, Stromatoporellina, Stromatoporina, Stromatoporoidea, Stromatostroma, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tosastroma, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia, Tubuliella, Virmula, Xizangstromatopora
Subtaxa: Pilosphecion acutemarginatum
Type: Tragos acutemarginatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pilosphecion in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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