Protospongia | |
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Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Porifera |
Class | Hexactinellida |
Order | Reticulosa |
Genus | Protospongia |
Species | Protospongia hicksi |
Conservation Status | |
Extinct |
Protospongia is a genus of sponge known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. There are 102 specimens of Protospongia known from the Great Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 0.19% of the community.