Sadleria Rigby 1986 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1986. Late Devonian sponges of Western Australia. Report of the Geological Survey of Western Australia 18:1-59

Parent taxon: Hindiidae according to J. K. Rigby 1986

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Sadleria pansa

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Type: Sadleria pansa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sadler Ridge, reef slope (Devonian of Australia)

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