†Carduispongia Nadhira et al. 2019 (glass sponge)
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Full reference: A. Nadhira, M.D. Sutton, J.P. Botting, L.A. Muir, P. Gueriae, A. King, D.E.G. Briggs, D.J. Siveter, and D.J. Siveter. 2019. Three-dimensionally preserved soft-tissues and calcareous hexactins in a Silurian sponge: implications for early sponge evolution. Royal Society Open Science 6
Parent taxon: Reticulosa according to A. Nadhira et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Arystidictyon, Asthenospongiidae, Dictyospongioidea, Dierespongioidea, Hintzespongioidea, Protospongioidea
Subtaxa: Carduispongia pedicula
Type: Carduispongia pedicula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte (Silurian of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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