†Lissocoelia ramosa Bassler 1927 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae
Full reference: R. S. Bassler. 1927. A new early Ordovician sponge fauna. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 17(15):390-394
Belongs to Lissocoelia according to R. S. Bassler 1927
Sister taxon: Lissocoelia cylindrica
Type specimen: Its type locality is IK-3 Ikes Canyon sponge beds, Toquima Range, which is in a Rangerian carbonate limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (4: Quebec collections)
• Whiterockian of United States (2: California)
• Ordovician of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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