Cladospongia (sponge)
Cladospongia is an extinct genus of sponges in the family Preperonidellidae from the Silurian period. The species C. alaskensis is from the Heceta Limestone Formation, on Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska.
| Cladospongia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Agelasida |
| Family: | †Preperonidellidae |
| Genus: | †Cladospongia Rigby et al. 2008[1] |
| Species | |
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†Cladospongia alaskensis Rigby et al. 2008 | |
References
- J. K. Rigby, D. M. Rohr, R. B. Blodgett and B. B. Britt. 2008. Silurian sponges and some associated fossils from the Heceta Limestone, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska. Journal of Paleontology, 82(1), pages 91-101
External links
- "Cladospongia" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- †Cladospongia at fossilworks.org (retrieved 3-12-2016)
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