†Belemnospongia Ulrich 1889 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Tetractinomorpha
Parent taxon: Tetractinomorpha according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alpinothalamiidae, Atractosella, Axinellida, Criccospongiidae, Incrustospongia, Petrosites, Spirophorida, Streptosclerophorida, Syltrochos
Subtaxa: Belemnospongia epiradiatus Belemnospongia parmula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (12: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Utah collections)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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