Silurian sponges and some associated fossils from the Heceta Limestone, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska

J. K. Rigby, D. M. Rohr, R. B. Blodgett, and B. B. Britt

2008

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Journal of Paleontology 82(1):91-101

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Alaskaspongiella
• Alaskaspongiella laminosa
• Cladospongia
• Cladospongia alaskensis
• Girtyocoelia epiporata
• Monolaminospongia
• Monolaminospongia gigantia
• Polyplacospongia
• Polyplacospongia nodosa
• Stipespongia
• Stipespongia laminata
• Virgulaspongia
• Virgulaspongia uniforma

Taxonomy:

• Alaskaspongiella belongs to Auriculospongiinae - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Alaskaspongiella laminosa belongs to Alaskaspongiella - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Polyplacospongia belongs to Auriculospongiinae - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Polyplacospongia nodosa belongs to Polyplacospongia - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Monolaminospongia belongs to Auriculospongiinae - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Monolaminospongia gigantia belongs to Monolaminospongia - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Cladospongia belongs to Preperonidellidae - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Cladospongia alaskensis belongs to Cladospongia - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Virgulaspongia belongs to Preperonidellidae - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Virgulaspongia uniforma belongs to Virgulaspongia - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Stipespongia belongs to Preperonidellidae - Rigby et al. (2008)
• Stipespongia laminata belongs to Stipespongia - Rigby et al. (2008)