Paleoramospongia Rigby et al. 2001 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Euretidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, A. Pisera, T. T. Wrzolek and G. Racki. 2001. Upper Devonian sponges from the Holy Cross Mountains, central Poland. Palaeontology 44(3):447-488

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

See also Rigby et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Belonisia, Chonelasmatinae, Eotretochone, Euretinae, Heterorete, Paleoregulara, Pararete, Polythyridinae, Pseudobecksiinae, Verrucocoeloidea

Subtaxa: Paleoramospongia bifurcata

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Type: Paleoramospongia bifurcata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Jazwica Quarry (Lgawa Hill), units P-R, Holy Cross Mountains (Devonian of Poland)

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