Nacospongia Dilliard and Rigby 2001 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Monaxonida

Full reference: K. Dilliard and J. K. Rigby. 2001. The new demosponges, Chaunactis olsoni and Haplistion nacoense, and associated sponges from the Pennsylvanian Naco Formation, Central Arizona. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 46:1-11

Parent taxon: Monaxonida according to K. Dilliard and J. K. Rigby 2001

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Nacospongia radiata

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Type: Nacospongia radiata

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Naco sponges (Carboniferous of Arizona)

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