Tiddalickia Rigby and Webby 1988 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

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

See also Rigby and Webby 1988 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Tiddalickia manitobensis Tiddalickia quadrata

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Type: Tiddalickia quadrata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (1 collection), Canada (1: Manitoba)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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