Clathrodictyon variolare Rosen 1867 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae

Alternative combination: Stromatopora variolaris

Belongs to Clathrodictyon according to Nicholson 1887

Sister taxa: Clathrodictyon adaverense, Clathrodictyon boreale, Clathrodictyon caespitosum, Clathrodictyon clivosum, Clathrodictyon crickmayi, Clathrodictyon delicatulum, Clathrodictyon demissum, Clathrodictyon gregale, Clathrodictyon idense, Clathrodictyon kudriavzevi, Clathrodictyon lennuki, Clathrodictyon lenticulare, Clathrodictyon mammillatum, Clathrodictyon microundulatum, Clathrodictyon molense, Clathrodictyon plicatum, Clathrodictyon roseni, Clathrodictyon sinuosum, Clathrodictyon sulevi, Clathrodictyon turritum, Clathrodictyon vesiculosum, Clathrodictyon vormsiense, Clathrodictyon zonatum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Jaani of Estonia (1 collection)

• Silurian of Canada (17: Northwest Territories, Quebec), Estonia (4), Norway (1), Sweden (1), Tajikistan (1)

• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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