†Sheldonia trabecula Rigby 1981 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Euplectellidae
Alternative combination: Regadrella trabecula
Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1981. The sponge fauna of the Eocene Castle Hayne Limestone from east-central North Carolina. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(4):123-144
Belongs to Sheldonia according to R. M. Finks et al. 2011
See also Rigby 1981
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is TU 869 Brooks Swamp, which is in a Bartonian/Priabonian marine claystone in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: North Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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