Ecclimadictyon fastigiatum Nicholson 1886 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae

Alternative combination: Clathrodictyon fastigiatum

Belongs to Ecclimadictyon according to T. E. Bolton 1988

See also Nestor 1964

Sister taxa: Ecclimadictyon anticostiense, Ecclimadictyon arcuatum, Ecclimadictyon astrolaxum, Ecclimadictyon faveolatum, Ecclimadictyon koigiense, Ecclimadictyon laminaeungulatum, Ecclimadictyon macrotuberculatum, Ecclimadictyon microfastigiatum, Ecclimadictyon microvesiculosum, Ecclimadictyon nikitini, Ecclimadictyon pandum, Ecclimadictyon porkuni, Ecclimadictyon sarvense, Ecclimadictyon undatum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (4: Manitoba collections), Estonia (4), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (3), Tajikistan (1), United States (2: Indiana, Iowa)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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