Haynespongia Rigby 1981 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1981. The sponge fauna of the Eocene Castle Hayne Limestone from east-central North Carolina. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(4):123-144

Parent taxon: Cribrospongiidae according to J. K. Rigby 1981

Sister taxa: Andreaea, Cribrospongia, Erineum, Eubrochus, Feifelia, Gevreya, Guettardiscyphia, Keuppiella, Nelumbifolium, Petalope, Polyopesia, Stereochlamis, Stichmaptyx, Tesselospongia

Subtaxa: Haynespongia vokesae

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Type: Haynespongia vokesae

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: North Carolina collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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