Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Alternative spelling: Testispongia
Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1983. Sponges of the Middle Cambrian Marjum Limestone from the House Range and Drum Mountains of Western Millard County, Utah. Journal of Paleontology 57(2):240-270
Parent taxon: Protospongiidae according to R. M. Finks and J.K. Rigby 2004
See also Novack-Gottshall 2022, Rigby 1983 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodictya, Actinodictya, Brooksella, Diagoniella, Gabelia, Heminectere, Hexatractiella, Hunanospongia, Iberospongia, Kiwetinokia, Megastylia, Metaxyspongia, Palaeosaccus, Plectoderma, Protospongia, Quadrolaminiella, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Triticispongia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Marjumian of United States (1: Utah collection)
• Cambrian of United States (1: Utah)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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