†Nevadocoelia wistae Bassler 1927 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Tetractinellida - Archaeoscyphidae
Full reference: R. S. Bassler. 1927. A new early Ordovician sponge fauna. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 17(15):390-394
Belongs to Nevadocoelia according to R. S. Bassler 1927
Sister taxa: Nevadocoelia grandis, Nevadocoelia traini
Type specimen: Its type locality is IK-3 Ikes Canyon sponge beds, Toquima Range, which is in a Rangerian carbonate limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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