Demospongiae - Agelasida - Fissispongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and R. B. Blodgett. 1983. Early Middle Devonian Sponges from the McGrath Quadrangle of West-Central Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 57(4):773-786
Belongs to Hormospongia according to J. K. Rigby and R. B. Blodgett 1983
Sister taxa: Hormospongia acara, Hormospongia labyrinthica
Type specimen: UA 2462, an other. Its type locality is USGS 10061-SD (=79RB8). ~3 m thick silicified hoirizon, 104.5-101.5 m below top, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone in the Cheeneetnuk Formation of Alaska.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Alaska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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