†Nucha naucum Pickett and Jell 1983 (sponge)
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Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Nuchidae
Full reference: J. Pickett and P. A. Jell. 1983. Middle Cambrian sphinctozoa (Porifera) from New South Wales. Memoir of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 1:85-92
Belongs to Nucha according to J. Pickett and P. A. Jell 1983
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gnalta, Broken Hill, which is in an Ordian carbonate limestone in the Coonigan Formation of Australia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Yukon collection)
• Ordian of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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