Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

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: Protospongiidae according to D. C. Garcia-Bellido and J. K. Rigby 2004

Sister taxa: Acanthodictya, Actinodictya, Brooksella, Diagoniella, Gabelia, Heminectere, Hexatractiella, Hunanospongia, Kiwetinokia, Megastylia, Metaxyspongia, Palaeosaccus, Plectoderma, Protospongia, Quadrolaminiella, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Testiispongia, Triticispongia

Subtaxa: Iberospongia globulara

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Type: Iberospongia globulara

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Polentinos (Devonian of Spain)

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