Urnospongia Rigby et al. 2001 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

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: Craticulariidae according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Caseariinae, Conicospongia, Cordiospongia, Craticulariinae, Ecblastesia, Esfahanella, Laocoetidinae, Leptophragmatinae, Mimeticosia, Paleocraticularia, Periplectum, Pleuroguettardia, Polonospongia, Synaulia

Subtaxa: Urnospongia modica

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Type: Urnospongia modica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

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

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