Protomonaxonida
Extinct order of sponges
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Protomonaxonida is an extinct order of sea sponges. It is a paraphyletic group gathering the most ancient species from the Burgess Shale to modern sponges.
| Protomonaxonida Temporal range: [1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | †Protomonaxonida Finks et al. 2004[2] |
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Families and genera
- Family †Choiidae Laubenfels, 1925
- Family †Halichondritidae Rigby, 1986[5]
- Genus †Halichondrites Walcott, 1920[4]
- Genus †Pohlispongia Rigby & von Bitter, 2005[6]
- Family †Hamptoniidae De Laubenfels, 1955
- Genus †Hamptonia Walcott, 1920[4]
- Genus †Hamptoniella Rigby & Collins, 2004[7]
- Family †Hazeliidae De Laubenfels, 1955
- Genus †Crumillospongia Rigby, 1986[5]
- Genus †Falospongia Rigby, 1986[5]
- Genus †Hazelia Walcott, 1920[4]
- Family †Leptomitidae De Laubenfels, 1955
- Genus †Leptomitus Walcott, 1886
- Genus †Paraleptomitella Chen et al., 1989
- Genus †Pseudoleptomitus Botting et al., 2019[8]
- Genus †Wareiella Rigby & Harris, 1979
- Genus †Lobatospongia Rigby et al., 2007
- Family †Piraniidae De Laubenfels, 1955
- Family †Takakkawiidae De Laubenfels, 1955
- Genus †Takakkawia Walcott, 1920[4]
- Family †Ulospongiellidae Rigby & Collins, 2004[7]
- Genus †Hapalospongia Rigby & Collins, 2004[7]
- Genus †Ulospongiella Rigby & Collins, 2004[7]
- Family †Wapkiidae De Laubenfels, 1955
The following families from the order Hadromerida are also sometimes placed in Protomonaxonida:
- Family Sollasellidae von Lendenfeld, 1887
- Genus †Luterospongia Rigby et al., 2008
- Genus †Mckittrickella Rigby et al., 2007
- Genus †Monaxoradiata Rigby & Bell, 2006
- Genus †Opetionella Zittel, 1878
- Genus †Rhizopsis Schrammen, 1910
- Genus †Stramentella Gerasimov, 1960
- Genus †Trichospongiella Rigby, 1971
- Family Tethyidae Gray, 1867
- Genus Tethya Lamarck, 1814
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