Protospongia conica Rigby and Harris 1979 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and D. R. Harris. 1979. A new Silurian sponge fauna from northern British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 53(4):968-980

Belongs to Protospongia according to Rigby and Harris 1979

Sister taxa: Protospongia columbiana, Protospongia fenestrata, Protospongia gracilis, Protospongia hicksi, Protospongia spina

Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC C-27725 Ware, which is in a Llandovery/Wenlock marginal marine siltstone in Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (1: Nevada collection)

• Silurian of Canada (3: British Columbia)

• Cambrian of China (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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