Patellispongia oculata Bassler 1927 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae

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 Patellispongia according to R. S. Bassler 1927

Sister taxa: Patellispongia alternata, Patellispongia argentina, Patellispongia attenuata, Patellispongia australis, Patellispongia brosiusae, Patellispongia clintoni, Patellispongia mackenziensis, Patellispongia minutipora, Patellispongia robusta, Patellispongia rugosa

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 epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (2 collections), United States (1: Nevada)

• Whiterockian of United States (2: California)

• Arenigian of United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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