ammonites
†family Polyactinellidae Mostler 1985 (sponge)

Full reference: H. Mostler. 1985. Neue heteractinide Spongien (Calcispongea) aus dem Unter- und Mittelkambrium Südwestsardiniens [New heteractinid sponges (Calcispongia) from Lower and Middle Cambrian of SW Sardinia]. Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich-Medizinischen Vereins Innsbruck 72:7-32

Parent taxon: Porifera according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Archaeocyatha, Calcarea, Caliculospongia, Clathrispongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cuneiphycus, Cyathophyscus, Cyclospongia, Demospongea, Disjectoporidae, Drosdovia, Eocoryne, Glenodictyum, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Matthewcyathus, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Mussooriella, Nabaviella, Nostrocyathus, Oligoplagia, Phymoraphinia, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Solactiniella, Stromatoporoidea, Tragos, Trammeria

Subtaxa: Dodecaactinella, Phobetractinia, Polyactinella, Sardospongia

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder