Helicolocellus

Full reference: X. Wang, A.G. Liu, Z. Chen, C. Wu, Y. Liu, B. Wan, K. Pang, C. Zhou, X. Yuan and S. Xiao. 2024. A late-Ediacaran crown-group sponge animal. Nature 630(8018):905-911

Parent taxon: Porifera according to X. Wang et al. 2024

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, 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, Pilosphecion, 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, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporellata, Stromatoporellina, Stromatoporina, Stromatoporoidea, Stromatostroma, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tosastroma, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia, Tubuliella, Virmula, Xizangstromatopora

Subtaxa: Helicolocellus cantori

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Type: Helicolocellus cantori

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Basal Bed of Shibantan Member, Wuhe ( of China)

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