†Phialaspongia fossa Rigby and Bayer 1971 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Astylospongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and T. N. Bayer. 1971. Sponges of the Ordovician Maquoketa Formation in Minnesota and Iowa. Journal of Paleontology 45(4):608-627
Belongs to Phialaspongia according to J. K. Rigby and T. N. Bayer 1971
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is F-240 Fillmore, which is in an Edenian/Maysvillian marine horizon in the Maquoketa Formation of Minnesota
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Minnesota collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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