Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae
Full reference: V. J. Okulitch and W. G. Bell. 1955. Gallatinospongia, a new siliceous sponge from the Upper Cambrian of Wyoming. Journal of Paleontology 29(3):460-461
Parent taxon: Streptosolenidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Shapiro and Rigby 2004
Sister taxa: Allosaccus, Antrospongia, Aulocopella, Aulocopium, Aulocopoides, Dendroclonella, Edriospongia, Eospongia, Hudsonospongia, Lissocoelia, Orlinocyathus, Ozarkocoelia, Perissocoelia, Streptosolen, Verpaspongia, Wilbernicyathus
Subtaxa: Gallatinospongia conica
Type: Gallatinospongia conica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (4: California, Nevada, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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