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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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