Atelodictyon stelliferum Stearn 1961 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Atelodictyidae

Full reference: C. W. Stearn. 1961. Devonian stromatoporoids from the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Journal of Paleontology 35(5):932-948

Belongs to Atelodictyon according to C. W. Stearn 1961

Sister taxa: Atelodictyon cylindricum, Atelodictyon dewalense, Atelodictyon flexuosum, Atelodictyon morytuense, Atelodictyon ordinatum, Atelodictyon sphaericum, Atelodictyon verrucosum

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fairholme Reef Complex, Ram Range, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cairn Formation of Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (11: Alberta)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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