Anthaspidellidae is an extinct family of sponges whose dendroclone spicules form ladder-like trabs.[1]

Anthaspidellidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Suborder: Orchocladina
Family: Anthaspidellidae
Miller, 1889
Genera

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kruse, P. (1983). "Middle Cambrian 'Archaeocyathus' from the Georgina Basin is an anthaspidellid sponge". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 7: 49–58. Bibcode:1983Alch....7...49K. doi:10.1080/03115518308619633.
  2. ^ Keith Rigby, J. (1973). "A New Anthaspidellid Sponge from the Silurian of Lake Timiskaming, Quebec". Journal of Paleontology. 47 (4). Paleontological Society: 801–804. JSTOR 1303055.
  3. ^ Bingli, L.; Rigby, J.; Zhongde, Z. (2003). "Middle Ordovician Lithistid Sponges from the Bachu-Kalpin Area, Xinjiang, Northwestern China". Journal of Paleontology. 77 (3). Paleontological Society: 430–441. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0430:MOLSFT>2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4094792.