Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and A. Desrochers. 1995. Lower and Middle Ordovician lithistid demosponges from the Mingan Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. Journal of Paleontology Memoir 69(4):1-35
Belongs to Hudsonospongia according to J. K. Rigby and A. Desrochers 1995
Sister taxa: Hudsonospongia cyclostoma, Hudsonospongia duplicata, Hudsonospongia fistulosa, Hudsonospongia irregularis, Hudsonospongia minganensis, Hudsonospongia porosa, Hudsonospongia talacastensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mingan Fm., basal Grand Pointe Mbr. Loc. 11-13, which is in a Chazyan open shallow subtidal wackestone/grainstone in the Mingan Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Mingan Fm., basal Grand Pointe Mbr. Loc. 11-13
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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