Rutkowskiella Rigby 1977 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Chiastoclonellidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1977. A new chiastoclonellid sponge from the Devonian of Michigan. Journal of Paleontology 51(6):1215-1219

Parent taxon: Chiastoclonellidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actinocoelia, Allassospongia, Chiastoclonella, Chiastocolumnia, Craterospongiella, Defordia, Insulipora, Pseudovirgulopsis, Syltispongia

Subtaxa: Rutkowskiella tumula

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Type: Rutkowskiella tumula

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (1: Michigan)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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