Lyssacinosida

Lyssacinosida; Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Hexactinellida
Subclass:	Hexasterophora
Order:	Lyssacinosida; Zittel, 1877
Families
	Aulocalycidae; Euplectellidae; Leucopsacidae; Rossellidae;
Synonyms
	Lyssacinosa;

Lyssacinosida is an order of glass sponges belonging to the subclass Hexasterophora. These sponges can be recognized by the parenchymal spicules usually being unconnected, unlike in other sponges in the subclass where the spicules form a more or less tightly connected skeleton.

Sources

Botting, J. P.; Janussen, D.; Muir, L. A.; Dohrmann, M.; Ma, J.; Zhang, Y. (March 2022). "Extraordinarily early Venus' flower basket sponges (Hexactinellida, Euplectellidae) from the uppermost Ordovician Anji Biota, China". Palaeontology. 65 (2). doi:10.1111/PALA.12592. ISSN 0031-0239. Wikidata Q111529763.

Identification key for Lyssacinosa

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[1] Botting, J. P.; Janussen, D.; Muir, L. A.; Dohrmann, M.; Ma, J.; Zhang, Y. (March 2022). "Extraordinarily early Venus' flower basket sponges (Hexactinellida, Euplectellidae) from the uppermost Ordovician Anji Biota, China". Palaeontology. 65 (2). doi:10.1111/PALA.12592. ISSN 0031-0239. Wikidata Q111529763.