Class Demospongiae Family Vauxiidae | Phylum Porifera Order Verongiida Genus Vauxia | |
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Similar Aysheaia, Burgessia, Sanctacaris, Hazelia, Ottoia | ||
Vauxia is an extinct genus of demosponge that had a distinctive branching mode of growth. Each branch consisted of a network of strands. Vauxia also had a skeleton of spongin (flexible organic material) common to modern day sponges. Much like Choia and other sponges, Vauxia fed by extracting nutrients from the water.
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