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

• Published in: Journal of Paleontology
• Main Authors: Rigby, J. Keith, Rohr, David M., Blodgett, Robert B., Britt, Brooks B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
• Subjects: Paleontology; Prince of Wales Island; Rigby; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1666/06-047.1; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022336000054184

A small faunule of hypercalcified agelasiid demosponges has been recovered from outcrops of the Silurian Heceta Formation on Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. Included are abundant Girtyocoeliana epiporata (Rigby and Potter, 1986), of the Girtyocoeliidae Finks and Rigby, 2004; fragments...