Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae

Full reference: D. C. Garcia-Bellido and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Devonian and Carboniferous sponges from Spain. Journal of Paleontology 78(3):431-455

Parent taxon: Pelicaspongiidae according to D. C. Garcia-Bellido and J. K. Rigby 2004

Sister taxa: Arakespongia, Ascospongiella, Asturiaspongia, Cavospongiella, Galeospongia, Hadrophragmos, Hexirregularia, Keriogastrospongia, Larispongia, Liscombispongia, Lysactinella, Naybandospongia, Pelicaspongia, Pseudohydnoceras, Spiractinella, Stiodermiella, Trailospongia, Twenhofelella, Vaurealispongia

Subtaxa: Estrellaspongia irregulara

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Type: Estrellaspongia irregulara

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lower Carboniferous fauna from the Sierra de Castillo unit Sierra de la Estrella (Carboniferous of Spain)

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