†Farrea rugosa Rigby and Albi 1996 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Farreidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and Y. Albi. 1996. An Upper Miocene hexactinellid xponge from the Puente Shale, Orange County, California. Journal of Paleontology 70(6):908-913
Belongs to Farrea according to J. K. Rigby and Y. Albi 1996
Sister taxa: Farrea clarkei, Farrea oakleyi, Farrea occa, Farrea tatei
Type specimen: LACMIP 12244, an other (cluster of branches). Its type locality is Olive Hill Reservoir, which is in a Miocene offshore siltstone in the Puente Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Olive Hill Reservoir
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