Ludlow (Silurian) lithistid and hexactinellid sponges, Cape Phillips Formation, Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Freitas, Tim A. de
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1991
• Subjects: Arctic; Rigby; Cape Phillips
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e91-184; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e91-184

Abundant hexactinellid and lithistid sponges occur in Ludlow (Silurian) platform slope strata of the Cape Phillips Formation, Canadian Arctic Islands. The following are new: in the Anthaspidellidae Miller, 1889, rhodesispongia simplex n.gen and sp., Climacospongia snowblindella n.sp., and Climacospo...