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Falospongia Temporal range: Burgess Shale |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Monaxonida |
| Family: | Hazeliidae |
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Falospongia Rigby, 1986 |
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Falospongia is a genus of sponge made up of radiating fronds, known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. It superficially resembles Haplistion but is monaxial. 5 specimens of Falospongia are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise under 0.1% of the community.