Cystothalamiella alaskaensis Rigby et al. 1994 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, M. H. Nitecki, C. M. Soja and R. B. Blodgett. 1994. Silurian aphrosalpingid sphinctozoans from Alaska and Russia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 39(4):341-391

Belongs to Cystothalamiella according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Cystothalamiella craticulata, Cystothalamiella ducta, Cystothalamiella irregularis, Cystothalamiella polyducta, Cystothalamiella tuboides

Type specimen: SB3-4EA2d-92

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Prince of Wales Island (Silurian of Alaska)

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