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Helicolocellus

Helicolocellus cantori is an extinct sponge from the late Ediacaran of China, and possibly related to the Hexactinellida. It is a monotypic genus, containing only H. cantori, and if confirmed, would be the oldest crown group sponge known as of 2024.

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Helicolocellus

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples35
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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related to Affinities · 15
Helicolocellus → Although, Ausia, But, Clathrospongia, Devonian, Ediacaran, Hydnoceras, It, Palaeophragmodictya, Palaeozoic, Pontagrossia, The, Thectardis, Through, With
related to Discovery and naming · 9
Helicolocellus → Cantor, Dengying Formation, Georg Cantor, Greek, Latin, Mathematician, Shibantan Member, South China, The
related to Taphonomy · 6
Helicolocellus → Although, Arborea, Cloudina, Known, Sinotubulites, Wutubus
related to Description · 3
Helicolocellus → Known, The, These
related to Palaeoecology · 2
Helicolocellus → The, This

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cantori body known sponge seen organism also 2024 although noted genus ediacaran fossil found patterning rectangles top preserved specimens may

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Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesThe0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesEdiacaran0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesThectardis0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesAusia0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesWith0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesPalaeozoic0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesClathrospongia0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesHydnoceras0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesIt0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesBut0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesThrough0.60section
Helicolocellusrelated to AffinitiesDevonian0.60section

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