Jump to content

Cladospongia (sponge)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cladospongia
Temporal range: 433.4–423.0 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Agelasida
Family: Preperonidellidae
Genus: Cladospongia
Rigby et al. 2008[1]
Species

Cladospongia alaskensis Rigby et al. 2008

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.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 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
[edit]
  • "Cladospongia" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "†Cladospongia". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 December 2016.