Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and M. A. Murphy. 1983. Gabelia, a new Late Devonian lyssakid protosponge from the Roberts Mountains, Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 57(4):797-803

Parent taxon: Protospongiidae according to J. K. Rigby and M. A. Murphy 1983

Sister taxa: Diagoniella, Heminectere, Hunanospongia, Iberospongia, Kiwetinokia, Metaxyspongia, Protospongia, Quadrolaminiella, Saetaspongia, Sanshapentella, Triticispongia

Subtaxa: Gabelia intermedia, Gabelia pedunculus

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Type: Gabelia pedunculus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder