†Diagonodictya Rigby and von Bitter 2005 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and P. von Bitter. 2005. Sponges and associated fossils from the Pennsylvanian Carbondale Formation of northwestern Illinois. Journal of Paleontology 79(3):460-468
Parent taxon: Dictyospongiidae according to J. K. Rigby and P. von Bitter 2005
Sister taxa: Calathospongiinae, Dictyospongiinae, Hydnoceratinae, Microstaurella, Physospongiinae, Prismodictyinae, Thysanodictyinae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Court Creek, Knox County (Carboniferous of Illinois)
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