Protospongiidae

Protospongiidae
Indeterminate Protospongiid species from the Zhejiang Museum of Natural History in China.
Brooksella from the Cambrian period of Georgia, United States.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: †Reticulosa
Family: †Protospongiidae

Protospongiidae is an extinct family of hexactinellid sponges that belongs to the order Reticulosa.

Distribution

Fossils in this family have been found worldwide in North America, Greenland, South America, Africa, Europe and Asia.

Genera

This family contains 13 genera. They are listed below:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Protospongiidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.