Virgulaspongia Rigby et al. 2008 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, D. M. Rohr, R. B. Blodgett and B. B. Britt. 2008. Silurian sponges and some associated fossils from the Heceta Limestone, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 82(1):91-101

Parent taxon: Preperonidellidae according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Cladospongia, Heptatubispongiinae, Milyasa, Permocorynellinae, Precorynellinae, Preperonidellinae, Stipespongia

Subtaxa: Virgulaspongia uniforma

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Type: Virgulaspongia uniforma

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Prince of Wales Island, Ludlovia association (Silurian of Alaska)

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