Palaeophragmodictya
Palaeophragmodictya is an extinct genus of sponge-grade organisms from the Ediacaran Period. Originally interpreted as a hexactinellid sponge, the organism also bears some coelomate characteristics, including bilateral symmetry.
| Palaeophragmodictya Temporal range: Late Ediacaran, | |
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| Fossil of P. spinosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Order: | †Reticulosa |
| Genus: | †Palaeophragmodictya Gehling & Rigby, 1996 |
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