Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and D. W. Boyd. 2004. Sponges from the Park City Formation (Permian) of Wyoming. Journal of Paleontology 78(1):71-76

Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to J. K. Rigby and D. W. Boyd 2004

Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Antarcticocyathus, Anthaspidella, Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulacospongia, Aulocopina, Australospongia, Brianispongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia, Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Diotricheum, Dunhillia, Egania, Exochopora, Fibrocoelia, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Isispongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Mastophyma, Multispongia, Multistella, Okulitchina, Palaeojerea, Palaeophyma, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Pseudopalmatohindia, Pycnospongia, Rankenella, Rhodesispongia, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Schismospongia, Somersetella, Steliella, Striataspongia, Stromatomorpha, Strotospongia, Syringelasma, Syringophyllum, Talacastonia, Timidella, Trachyum, Trochospongia, Tschernyschevostuckenbergia, Vandonia, Vankempenia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella

Subtaxa: Incrustatospongia superficiala

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Type: Incrustatospongia superficiala

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at AMNH B6821, Bull Lake, Fremont County (Permian of Wyoming)

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