Stictostroma maclareni Stearn 1966 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae

Full reference: C. W. Stearn. 1966. Upper Devonian stromatoporoids from southern Northwest Territories and northern Alberta. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada 133:35-68

Belongs to Stictostroma according to C. W. Stearn 1966

Sister taxa: Stictostroma conodigitatum, Stictostroma foraminosum, Stictostroma gorriense, Stictostroma jasperense, Stictostroma mammillata, Stictostroma nunavutense, Stictostroma saginatum

Type specimen: Its type locality is Coral Falls, Trout River, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Kakisa Formation of Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (6: Alberta, Northwest Territories collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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