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: Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Archaeocyatha, Batchatocyathus, Bicyathus, Bortepesia, Calcarea, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coniatopenia, Cornuaspongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribricyatha, Cribroscyphia, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cupulospongia, Cyclospongia, Demospongiae, Diestosphecion, Diplostomella, Disjectoporidae, Dulmius, Dulmius innovatus, Dyocopanon, Eocoryne, Eocyathispongia, Floriana, Glenodictyum, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Lamellispongia, Limnoretheles, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Monotheles, Nabaviella, Nelumbosium, Nelumbosium primum, Oligoplagia, Palaeophragmodictya, Pharetronida, Pilosphecion, Plectinia, Polyactinellidae, Polycnemiseudea, Psephidia, Pulchrilaminida, Puppispongia, Puppispongia prostrema, Radicispongia, Rauffia, Rugoconites, Sclerospongiae, Scribroporella, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Sparsispongia, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporoidea, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia

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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