†Astylospongia praemorsa Goldfuss 1826 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Astylospongiidae
Alternative combination: Siphonia praemorsa
Belongs to Astylospongia according to J. K. Rigby and B. D. E. Chatterton 1999
Sister taxon: Astylospongia lutera
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (5: Indiana, Tennessee)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Québec)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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