Lyssacinosida

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Lyssacinosida
Temporal range: 444 – 0 
Ma[1]
Venus flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum, family Euplectellidae
)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Subclass: Hexasterophora
Order: Lyssacinosida
Zittel, 1877
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Synonyms
  • Lyssacinosa

Lyssacinosida (also spelled Lyssacinosa) is an order of

Upper Ordovician, and three families[2] (four including Aulocalycidae)[3] are still alive today. The Venus' flower basket
(Euplectella aspergillum) is one of the most well-known and culturally significant of the glass sponges.

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