Trupetostroma saintjeani Stearn 1966 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporellida - Trupetostromatidae

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 Trupetostroma according to C. W. Stearn 1966

Sister taxa: Trupetostroma densum, Trupetostroma dushanense, Trupetostroma ernodes, Trupetostroma hayense, Trupetostroma imbrex, Trupetostroma kakisaense, Trupetostroma keratodendroides, Trupetostroma lecomptei, Trupetostroma papulosum, Trupetostroma pertabulatum, Trupetostroma rectum, Trupetostroma sublamellatum, Trupetostroma tenue, Flexiostroma buguchiense

Type specimen: Its type locality is Foetus Lake, 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 (4: Alberta, Northwest Territories collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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