Perissocoelia habra Rigby and Webby 1988 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby. 1988. Late Ordovician sponges from the Malongulli Formation of central New South Wales, Australia. Palaeontographica Americana 56:1-147

Belongs to Perissocoelia according to J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby 1988

Sister taxa: Perissocoelia gelasinina, Perissocoelia spinosa

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lower Gleesons Creek, Cliefden Caves, which is in an Eastonian slope/ramp reef limestone/siltstone in the Malongulli Formation of Australia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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