Phylum Porifera | Species H. elissa | |
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Genus HalichondritesRigby, 1986 Similar Takakkawia, Crumillospongia, Pollingeria, Wapkia, Cambrorhytium |
Halichondrites elissa (sometimes mis-spelt Halicondrites) is a monospecific genus of sponge known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. 7 specimens of Halichondrites are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise < 0.1% of the community.
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