Titusvillia

Titusvillia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera/Silicispongea[1]
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Reticulosa
Reid 1958
Genus: Titusvillia
Species

T. drakei

Titusvillia was a genus of colonial glass sponges that existed during the carboniferous period around 300 million years ago.[2][3]

References

  1. Invertebrate Zoology (according to this source Silicispongea is part of Porifera however, according to the Paleobiology Database Silicispongea is its own phylum)
  2. The Paleobiology Database
  3. Cornell University News
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