†subfamily Gigantospongiinae Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Gigantospongia, new genus, the largest known Permian sponge, Capitan Limestone, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 70:347-355

Parent taxon: Auriculospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Acoeliinae, Auriculospongiinae, Daharellinae, Spinospongiinae

Subtaxa: Gigantospongia

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (8: New Mexico collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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