†Pelicaspongia perforata Rigby and Dixon 1979 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and O. A. Dixon. 1979. Sponge fauna of the Upper Silurian Read Bay Formation, Somerset Island, District of Franklin, Arctic Canada. 53(3):587-627
Belongs to Pelicaspongia according to J. K. Rigby and O. A. Dixon 1979
Sister taxa: Pelicaspongia cupula, Pelicaspongia sterea
Type specimen: Its type locality is Garnier Bay, Somerset Island, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Douro Formation of Canada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Garnier Bay, Somerset Island
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