Titusvillia
Extinct genus of sponges
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Titusvillia is an extinct genus of colonial glass sponges that existed during the carboniferous period around 300 million years ago.[1][2] It is represented by a single species, Titusvillia drakei.
| Titusvillia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Order: | †Lyssakida |
| Family: | †Titusvilliidae |
| Genus: | †Titusvillia Caster, 1939 |
| Species: | †T. drakei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Titusvillia drakei Caster, 1939 | |
Taxonomy
It is uncertain if taxa in the clade Silicarea are a separate phylum, or contained within the phylum Porifera.[3]
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