Silicunculus Bengtson 1986 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida

Full reference: S. Bengtson. 1986. Siliceous microfossils from the Upper Cambrian of Queensland. Alcheringa 10(3):195-216

Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to S. Bengtson 1986

See also Finks and Rigby 2004 and 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, Pinnatispongia, Rugosoderma, Sceptrulophora, Sestrocladiella, Solactiniella, Solusrectus, Spongus, Stromatidiidae

Subtaxa: Silicunculus australiensis Silicunculus bengtsoni

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Type: Silicunculus australiensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (3 collections)

• Cambrian of Australia (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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