Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Gerronostromatidae
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 Petridiostroma according to H. Nestor et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Petridiostroma incrustatum, Petridiostroma regulare
Type specimen: Its type locality is A1489 Schmitt Creek, 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 (6: Quebec collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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