Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae
Parent taxon: Dictyospongiinae according to R. M. Finks and J.K. Rigby 2004
See also Rigby et al. 1970 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cyathophycella, Dialyscyphia, Hyalosinica, Lobospongia, Mastodictya, Microstaura, Ozospongia, Phormosella, Polonoscyphia, Porsguenospongia, Ramulospongia, Repospongia, Reticulicymbalum, Retifungus, Sanshadictya
Subtaxa: Dictyospongia apache
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Atokan of United States (1: Oklahoma collection)
• Osagean of United States (2: Indiana)
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Alabama, Indiana)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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