†Amsassia Sokolov and Mironova 1959 (chaetetid sponge)
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Demospongiae - Chaetetida - Cryptolichenariidae
Parent taxon: Cryptolichenariidae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cryptolichenaria, Porkunites
Subtaxa: Amsassia cloudi Amsassia simplex
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (3: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut), China (6), Kazakhstan (2), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 14 collections including 18 occurrences
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