Wongaspongia Rigby and Webby 1988 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Pyruspongiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby. 1988. Late Ordovician sponges from the Malongulli Formation of central New South Wales, Australia. Palaeontographica Americana 56:1-147

Parent taxon: Pyruspongiidae according to J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Pyruspongia

Subtaxa: Wongaspongia major Wongaspongia minor

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Type: Wongaspongia minor

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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