Palaeophragmodictya
Extinct genus of sponges / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palaeophragmodictya is an extinct genus of sponge-grade organisms from the Ediacaran Period. Originally interpreted as a hexactinellid sponge,[1] the organism also bears some coelomate characteristics, including bilateral symmetry.[2][3]
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Palaeophragmodictya | |
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Fossil of P. spinosa | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Hexactinellida |
Order: | †Reticulosa |
Genus: | †Palaeophragmodictya Gehling & Rigby, 1996 |
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