Rigbykia Ozdikmen 2009 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae

Synonym: Rigbyella Mostler and Mosleh-Yazdi 1976 [replaced name]

Full reference: H. Ozdikmen. 2009. Substitute names for eight sponge genus group names (Porifera). Munis Entomology & Zoology 4(1):212-218

Parent taxon: Stiodermatidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Ozdikmen 2009 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthactinella, Astroconia, Dermospheroidalis, Divaricospongia, Hyalostelia, Itararella, Protohyalostella, Rhakistella, Stioderma, Thoracospongia, Uralonema

Subtaxa: Rigbyella ruttneri

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Iran (1 collection)

• Delamaran of Jordan (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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