†Gleesonia porosa Rigby and Webby 1988 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
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 Gleesonia according to J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby 1988
Sister taxa: none
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 (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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