Wareiella typicala Rigby and Harris 1979 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and D. R. Harris. 1979. A new Silurian sponge fauna from northern British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 53(4):968-980

Belongs to Wareiella according to Rigby and Harris 1979

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC C-27724 Ware, which is in a Llandovery marginal marine siltstone in Canada

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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