Arborohindia Rigby and Webby 1988 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby. 1988. Late Ordovician sponges from the Malongulli Formation of central New South Wales, Australia. Palaeontographica Americana 56:1-147

Parent taxon: Hindiidae according to J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Belubulaspongia, Cotylahindia, Eoscheiella, Fenestrospongia, Hindia, Mamelohindia, Microspongia, Palmatohindia, Sadleria, Scheiella, Scheielloides, Scheiia

Subtaxa: Arborohindia parva Arborohindia uniforma

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Type: Arborohindia uniforma

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Coppermine Creek, Cliefden Caves (Ordovician of Australia)

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