Full reference: X. Dong and A. H. Knoll. 1996. Middle and Late Cambrian sponge spicules from Hunan, China. Journal of Paleontology 70(2):173-184
Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanothyia, Acanothyra, Amphidiscophora, Antrispongia, Australispongia, Baccispongia, Bothroconis, Chelispongia, Crucispongia, Diplopleuriana, Farreopsis, Hemidiagoniella, Heterostella, Hexasterophora, Hodsia, Innaecoeliida, Kometia, Lonsda, Lychniscosa, Lyssacinosa, Lyssakida, Nepheliospongia, Nephelispongia, Pachylepisma, Rugosoderma, Sceptrulophora, Sestrocladiella, Silicunculus, Solactiniella, Solusrectus, Spongus, Stromatidiidae
Subtaxa: Pinnatispongia bengtsoni
Type: Pinnatispongia bengtsoni
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Paibi section, P90 (Cambrian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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