†Niquivilispongia asteria Carrera et al. 2025 (sponge)
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Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae
Full reference: M. G. Carrera, J. P. Botting, and F. L. CanĚas. 2025. Heteractinid, hexactinellid and sphaeroclonid sponges as rare components of anthaspidellid-dominated reefs from the Ordovician of the Precordillera, western Argentina. Palaeontologia Electronica
Belongs to Niquivilispongia according to M. G. Carrera et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Niquivil, which is in a Dapingian reef, buildup or bioherm bindstone/carbonate in the San Juan Formation of Argentina
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Niquivil
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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