†Stioderma hadra Rigby and Manger 1994 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and W. L. Manger. 1994. Morrowan lithistid demosponges and hexactinellids from the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology 68(4):734-746
Belongs to Stioderma according to J. K. Rigby and W. L. Manger 1994
Sister taxa: Stioderma coscinum, Stioderma perforata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Arnett, which is in a Morrowan marine shale in the Bloyd Formation of Arkansas
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Arnett
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