Protospongia columbiana Rigby et al. 1998 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, J. L. Nelson, and B. S. Norford. 1998. Silurian hexactinellid sponges from northern British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 72(2):202-220

Belongs to Protospongia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Protospongia conica, Protospongia fenestrata, Protospongia gracilis, Protospongia hicksi, Protospongia spina

Type specimen: Its type locality is C-209746 Fluke lead-zinc prospect, which is in a Wenlock marginal marine siltstone in Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at C-209746 Fluke lead-zinc prospect

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