Anthaspidellidae

Anthaspidellidae
Taxon	Anthaspidellidae
Authority	Miller, 1889
Subdivision	Capsospongia Rankenella^[1] Calycocoelia^[2] Zittelella^[3] Rhopalocoelria Raymond and Okulitch, 1940 ?Eospongia (Billings, 1861; Raymond & Okulitch, 1940)^{[verification needed]} ?Hudsonospongia (Raymond & Okulitch, 1940)^{[verification needed]} ?Steliella (Hinde, 1889; Wilson, 1948)^{[verification needed]} ?Zittelella (Ulrich & Everett, 1890)^{[verification needed]}

Anthaspidellidae is an extinct family of sponges whose dendroclone spicules form ladder-like trabs.^[1]

References

^ Kruse, P. (1983). "Middle Cambrian 'Archaeocyathus' from the Georgina Basin is an anthaspidellid sponge". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 7: 49–58. Bibcode:1983Alch....7...49K. doi:10.1080/03115518308619633
^ Rigby, J. Keith (1973). "A New Anthaspidellid Sponge from the Silurian of Lake Timiskaming, Quebec". Journal of Paleontology. 47 (4): 801–804. Paleontological Society. JSTOR 1303055
^ Bingli, L.; Rigby, J. K.; Zhongde, Z. (2003). "Middle Ordovician Lithistid Sponges from the Bachu-Kalpin Area, Xinjiang, Northwestern China". Journal of Paleontology. 77 (3): 430–441. Paleontological Society. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0430:MOLSFT>2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4094792