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Sponge: Hormathospongia dictyota?
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By Wrangellian
Taxonomy
Sponge
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Hexactinosa
Family: Farreidae
Genus: ?Hormathospongia
Species: ?Hormathospongia dictyota
Author Citation Rigby
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Cretaceous
Epoch: Late
International Age: Santonian
Stratigraphy
Nanaimo Group
Haslam Formation
Provenance
Collector: self
Date Collected: 05/15/2015
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 26 mm
Location
Mt. Tzuhalem
Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada
Comments
This specimen was part of a larger crumbling piece with a few more of the same on it. Tried to collect and reassemble but have not gotten very far..
Length is of visible portion of sponge in middle of piece.
Date approximate.
Rigby's description was of a similar item from same-aged sediments of California. Thanks to 'piranha' Scott for the ID.
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