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 alaskaensis, Cystothalamiella craticulata, Cystothalamiella ducta, Cystothalamiella polyducta, Cystothalamiella tuboides
Type specimen: MC-8a3-89. Its type locality is Heceta Island, which is in a Ludlow carbonate limestone in the Heceta Formation of Alaska.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (5: Alaska collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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