Protospongia
Extinct genus of sponges / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Protospongia is a genus of Porifera known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. 102 specimens of Protospongia are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 0.19% of the community.[3]
Quick Facts Protospongia Temporal range: Late Cambrian - Early Devonian, Scientific classification ...
Protospongia Temporal range: Late Cambrian - Early Devonian[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Hexactinellida |
Order: | †Reticulosa |
Genus: | †Protospongia |
Species: | †P. hicksi |
Binomial name | |
†Protospongia hicksi | |
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