Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and D. R. Harris. 1979. A new Silurian sponge fauna from northern British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 53(4):968-980

Parent taxon: Prismodictyinae according to R. M. Finks and J.K. Rigby 2004

See also Rigby and Harris 1979 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Dictyophyton, Dictyophytra, Helicodictya, Ithacadictya, Prismodictya, Tiddalickia, Ursaspongia

Subtaxa: Norfordia gabrielsei

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Type: Norfordia gabrielsei

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GSC C-27725 Ware (Silurian of British Columbia)

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