Choiaella radiata Rigby and Hou 1995 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Choiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and X. G. Hou. 1995. Lower Cambrian demosponges and hexactinellid sponges from Yunnan, China. Journal of Paleontology 69(6):1009-1019

Belongs to Choiaella according to J. K. Rigby and X. G. Hou 1995

Sister taxon: Choiaella scotica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Xiaolantian, unit XL1, which is in an Atdabanian marginal marine mudstone in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (16 collections)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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