Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Synonym: Laotira Walcott 1896 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Protospongiidae according to C. N. Ciampaglio et al. 2006
See also Hantzschel 1975
Sister taxa: Acanthodictya, Actinodictya, Diagoniella, Gabelia, Heminectere, Hexatractiella, Hunanospongia, Iberospongia, Kiwetinokia, Megastylia, Metaxyspongia, Palaeosaccus, Plectoderma, Protospongia, Quadrolaminiella, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Testiispongia, Triticispongia
Subtaxa: Brooksella alternata
Type: Brooksella alternata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cambrian of United States (4: Georgia, Utah)
• Ediacaran of Namibia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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