Forolinia laminaris Nestor et al. 2010 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Rosenellidae

Full reference: H. Nestor, P. Copper, and C. Stock. 2010. Late Ordovician and Early Silurian stromatoporoid sponges from Anticosti Island, eastern Canada: Crossing the O/S mass extinction boundary 1-163

Belongs to Forolinia according to H. Nestor et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Forolinia brevis, Forolinia implana, Forolinia lenticularis, Forolinia lineata, Forolinia pachyphylla, Forolinia paka

Type specimen: Its type locality is A1229 Rivière Ferrée, Anticosti Island, which is in an Aeronian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Jupiter Formation of Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (2: Quebec collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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