Nibionia Rigby and Webby 1988 (calcareous sponge)

Calcarea

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby. 1988. Late Ordovician sponges from the Malongulli Formation of central New South Wales, Australia. Palaeontographica Americana 56:1-147

Parent taxon: Calcarea according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Calcaronea, Calcinea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Gravestockia, Paruvanella, Porata, Pseudodictyocoelia, Rahbahthalmia, Wanella, Zigzagella, Gaspespongia, Faretronida

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nibionia in the database

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