Titusvillia

Titusvillia is an extinct genus of colonial glass sponges that existed during the carboniferous period around 300 million years ago.[1][2] It is represented by a single species, Titusvillia drakei.

Titusvillia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: †Lyssakida
Family: †Titusvilliidae
Genus: †Titusvillia
Caster, 1939
Species:
†T. drakei
Binomial name
†Titusvillia drakei
Caster, 1939

Taxonomy

It is uncertain if taxa in the clade Silicarea are a separate phylum, or contained within the phylum Porifera.[3]

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


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