Occurrence data for Silurian non-stromatoporoid sponges. Dem = Demospongia, Het = Heteractinida, Hex = Hexactinellida.
Genus	Species	Family	Subclass/Order	Class	Stage	Other stratigraphy	Location	References	
Astraeospongium	spp.	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Wenlock	lower Wenlock	Gotland	Bengtson 1979	
Amphispongia	oblonga	Amphispongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Llandovery	Upper Telychian	R82, Pentlands, Scotland	Botting 2004; Salter 1861; Rauff 1894	
Choiaella	sp.	Choiidae	Protomonaxonida	Dem	Llandovery	Upper Telychian	R82, Pentlands, Scotland	Botting 2007	
Vauxia?	sp.	Vauxiidae	Verongida	Dem	Llandovery	Upper Telychian	Gutterford Burn, Pentlands, Scotland	Botting 2007	
Astraeospongium	spp.	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Wenlock	 	New York State	Brett 1999	
Rigbyspongia	catenula	Cryptocoeliidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	early Ludlovian	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1987	
Archaeoscyphia	alternata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Cape Storm formation	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1989	
Archaeoscyphia	annulata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Cape Storm formation	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1989	
Archaeoscyphia	aulacopiformis	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Cape Storm formation	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1989	
Archaeoscyphia	gislei	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Cape Storm formation	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1989	
Archaeoscyphia	rectilinearis	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Cape Storm formation	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1989	
Archaeoscyphia	scalaria	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Cape Storm formation	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1989	
Archaeoscyphia	sp.	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Cape Storm formation	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1989	
Archaeoscyphia	minganensis	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Cape Storm formation	Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada, Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	De Freitas 1989; Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
?Malumispongium	cornwallisi	Malumispongiidae	Lyssacinosa	Hex	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is.	De Freitas 1991	
?Malumispongium	sp.	Malumispongiidae	Lyssacinosa	Hex	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is.	De Freitas 1991	
Caryospongia	juglans	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is.	De Freitas 1991	
Caryospongia	tuberosa	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is.	De Freitas 1991	
Climacospongia	snowblindella	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is.	De Freitas 1991	
Climacospongia	undulata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is.	De Freitas 1991	
Climacospongia?	sp.	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is.	De Freitas 1991	
Rhodesispongia	simplex	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is.	De Freitas 1991	
Hindia	sphaeroidalis	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Wenlock	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is. + MacKenzie Mountains, NW Terr.+ Baillie-Hamilton Is.	De Freitas 1991; Rigby & Chatterton 1989, 1999	
Hindia	sphaeroidalis	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	low to mid Ludlow	Snowblind Cr., Cornwallis Is. + MacKenzie Mountains, NW Terr.+ Baillie-Hamilton Is.	De Freitas 1991; Rigby & Chatterton 1989, 1999	
Calycocoelia	profunda sichuanensis	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida	Dem	Llandovery	Telychian, Ningqiang Formation	Sichuan	Deng 1990	
Hindia	sphaeroidalis	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow-Pridoli	Upper Silurian, Lower Helderburg calcareous shale	New Brunswick	Duncan 1879	
Magenia	davidi	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Ludlow	Niagaran, Henryhouse Formation	Pontotoc County, Oklahoma	Finks 1995	
Astraeospongium	spp.	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Llandovery	Late Llandovery	Iowa	Frest et al. 1999	
Astraeospongium	spp.	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Llandovery	Late Llandovery	Indiana	Frest et al. 1999	
Astraeospongium	spp.	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Wenlock	Early Wenlock	Indiana, Tennessee	Frest et al. 1999	
Astylospongia	praemorsa	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Indiana, Tennessee	Frest et al. 1999	
Astylospongia	spp.	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Early Wenlock	Indiana	Frest et al. 1999	
Carpospongia	spp.	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Early Wenlock	Indiana	Frest et al. 1999	
Hindia	spp.	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Wenlock	Early Wenlock	Indiana	Frest et al. 1999	
Vaurealispongia	minuta	Pelicaspongiidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Wenlock	Middle Wenlock	Indiana	Frest et al. 1999	
Vaurealispongia	sp.	Pelicaspongiidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Llandovery	Late Llandovery	Indiana	Frest et al. 1999	
Vaurealispongia	sp.	Pelicaspongiidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Wenlock	Early Wenlock	Indiana	Frest et al. 1999	
(?) Protospongia 	iberica	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	lundgreni-testis Zone, lower Homerian	Baixo Alentexo, Portugal	Garcia-Bellido 2002; Rigby et al. 1997	
Diagoniella 	sp.	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	lundgreni-testis Zone, lower Homerian	Baixo Alentexo, Portugal	Garcia-Bellido 2002; Rigby et al. 1997	
Gabelia?	sp.	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	lundgreni-testis Zone, lower Homerian	Baixo Alentexo, Portugal	Garcia-Bellido 2002; Rigby et al. 1997	
Astraeospongium	sp.	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Wenlock	Middle Silurian (Niagaran), Louisville Formation	Louisville, Kentucky	Goldstein 1983	
(?) Hindia	fibrosa	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Ludow-Pridoli	Lower Helderberg Group	Perry County, Tennessee	Hinde 1883	
Aulocopium	cylindracaeum	Streptosolenidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Gotland	Hinde 1883	
Climacospongia	radiata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	Upper Niagaran	Perry County, Tennessee	Hinde 1883	
Dictyophytra	danbyi	Dictyospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Upper Ludlow	Brigsteer, Kendal, Cumbria	Hinde 1883	
Astraeospongium	patina	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Wenlock	 	Dudley, England	Hinde 1883; 1888	
Plectoderma	scitulum	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Llandovery	Upper Telychian	R82, Pentlands, Scotland	Hinde 1883; Botting 2007	
Astraeospongium	patina	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Wenlock	Upper Visby Formation, Hogklint Formation, Tofta Formation, Klinteberg Formation	Gotland	Hinde 1883; Hinde 1888; Rhebergen 2005	
Astraeospongium	meniscus	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Ludlow	lower part of Brownspot Formation	Tennessee	Hinde 1883; Mehl & Reitner 1996; Frest et al. 1999	
Astylospongia	praemorsa	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Upper Niagaran	Waldron, Indiana; Perry C., Tenn. + Mackenzie Mts. NW Terr.	Hinde 1883; Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Palaeomanon	cratera	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Upper Niagaran	west Tennessee	Hinde 1883; Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
(?)Hyalostelia	gracilis	Stiodermatidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Wenlock	 	Craven Arms, Shropshire	Hinde 1888	
Phormosella	ovata	Dictyospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Aymestry Limestone	Mocktree, Shropshire	Hinde 1888	
Carpospongia	verrucosum	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Middle Silurian (Niagaran), probably Beech River Fm	Tennessee	Howell 1937	
Palaeomanon	incisum	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	Middle Silurian (Niagaran), probably Beech River Fm	Tennessee	Howell 1937	
Hindia	cylindrica	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	Middle Silurian (Niagaran), probably Beech River Fm	Tennessee	Howell 1940	
Palaeomanon	elongatum	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	Upper Niagaran	Perryville, Tennessee	Howell 1942	
Protospongia 	sp 1	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Starvation Canyon, Nevada	Mehl et al. 1993	
Protospongia 	sp 2	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Starvation Canyon, Nevada	Mehl et al. 1993	
Protospongia 	spina	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Starvation Canyon, Nevada	Mehl et al. 1993	
Gabelia	pedunculus	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Ludlovian	Nevada	Mehl et al. 1993; Rigby & Maher 1995	
Diagoniella 	nevadensis	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Starvation Canyon, Nevada	Mehl et al. 1993; Rigby & Stuart 1988	
Reifelia	diffissa	Polyactinellidae	uncertain	Het	Llandovery	 	Karnic Alps	Mostler 1996	
Janussenia	orangense	uncertain	uncertain	Dem	Wenlock	praedeubeli-deubeli Zone	One Tree Hill, near Orange, NSW, Australia	Muir & Botting 2007	
Astylospongia	radiata	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow-Pridoli	Upper Silurian	Hatton's Corner, Yass, NSW	Pickett 1967	
Nabaviella?	spp.	uncertain	uncertain	uncertain	Llandovery	convolutus-crispus Bizone	Sardinia	Pittau et al. 2003	
Thoracospongia	ichnussiella	Stiodermatidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Llandovery	convolutus-crispus Bizone	Sardinia	Pittau et al. 2003	
Oncosella	catinum	Malumispongiidae	Lyssacinosa	Hex	Wenlock	Wenlock Limestone	Dudley, England	Rauff 1894	
Caryoconus	gothlandicus	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Gotland	Rhebergen & van Kempen 2002	
Astraeospongium	patina	Astraeospongiidae	Octactinellida	Het	Ludlow	Hemse Formation, Eke Formation	Gotland	Rhebergen 2005	
Dvorcia	mira	Polyactinellidae	uncertain	Het	Ludlow	Eke Formation	Gotland	Rhebergen 2005	
Hindia	sphaeroidalis	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Llandovery	Lower Visby Formation	Gotland	Rhebergen 2005	
Hindia	sphaeroidalis	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	Hemse Formation	Gotland	Rhebergen 2005	
Hindia	sphaeroidalis	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Wenlock	Upper Visby Formation, Hogklint Formation, Tofta Formation, Klinteberg Formation	Gotland	Rhebergen 2005	
Phobetractinia 	polymorpha	Polyactinellidae	uncertain	Het	Ludlow	Eke Formation	Gotland	Rhebergen 2005	
Reifelia	diffissa	Polyactinellidae	uncertain	Het	Ludlow	Eke Formation	Gotland	Rhebergen 2005	
Antrospongia	aberrans	Streptosolenidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Archaeoscyphia	minganensis	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Astylospongia	lutera	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Astylospongiella	striola	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Astylospongiella	striola	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Aulocopium	nana	Streptosolenidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Calycocoelia	micropora	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Carpospongia	globosa	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Cauliculospongia	solida	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Corticulospongia	floccosa	Docodermatidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Dictyospongia	apache	Dictyospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	prob. Early Wenlock	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Dunhillia	fistulosa	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Dunhillia	megaporata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Dunhillia	megaporata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Dunhillia	pluraliporosa	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Dunhillia	pluraliporosa	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Haplistion	sp.	Haplistiidae	Lithistida/Spirosclerophorida	Dem	Wenlock	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Haplistion	sp.	Haplistiidae	Lithistida/Spirosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Lumectospongia	uncinata	Lumectospongiidae	Lyssacinosa	Hex	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Parodospongia	euhydra	Haplistiidae	Lithistida/Spirosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Perissocoelia	gelasinina	Streptosolenidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Perissocoelia	gelasinina	Streptosolenidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Perissocoelia	spinosa	Streptosolenidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Psarodictyum 	attenuatum	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Somersetella	amplia	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	 	Baillie-Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada	Rigby & Chatterton 1989	
Cyathophycus 	mackenziensis	Hintzespongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1994	
?Palaeoschada	sp. 	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Archaeoscyphia	alternata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Archaeoscyphia	annulata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Archaeoscyphia	attenuata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Archaeoscyphia	gislei	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Archaeoscyphia	rectilinearis	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Archaeoscyphia	scalaria	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Belemnospongia	epiradiatus	uncertain	Lithistida/order uncertain	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Carpospongia	castanea	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Patellispongia 	attenuata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Patellispongia 	mackenziensis	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Patellispongia 	rugosa	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories	Rigby & Chatterton 1999	
Haplistion	frustrum	Haplistiidae	Lithistida/Spirosclerophorida	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories + Baillie-Hamilton Is.	Rigby & Chatterton 1989, 1999	
Patellispongia 	alternata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	 	Mackenzie Mts, NW Territories + Baillie-Hamilton Is.	Rigby & Chatterton 1989, 1999	
Eochaunactis	radiata	Saccospongiidae	Lithistida/Megalithistida	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Finksella	turbinata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Haplistion	creswelli	Haplistiidae	Lithistida/Spirosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Haplistion	cylindricum	Haplistiidae	Lithistida/Spirosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Haplistion	minutum	Haplistiidae	Lithistida/Spirosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Haplistionella	garnieri	Saccospongiidae	Lithistida/Megalithistida	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Haplistionella	minitraba	Saccospongiidae	Lithistida/Megalithistida	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Hindia	sp.	Hindiidae	Lithistida/Streptosclerophorida	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Pelicaspongia	perforata	Pelicaspongiidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Somersetella	conicula	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada	Rigby & Dixon 1979	
Somersetella	digitata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow, possibly Pridoli (Read Bay Fmn.)	Somerset Is., Arctic Canada + Mackenzie Mts., NW Terr. + Baillie-Hamilton IS.	Rigby & Dixon 1979; Rigby & Chatterton 1999, 1989	
Diagoniella 	tubulare	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby & Harris 1979	
Heminectere	conica	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Starvation Canyon, Nevada	Rigby & Harris 1979	
Norfordia	gabrielsei	Dictyospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby & Harris 1979	
Astylospongia	megale	Astylospongiidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Ludlow	nilssoni Zone	Baillie-Hamilton Island	Rigby & Lenz 1978	
Divaricospongia	dilata	Stiodermatidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Ludlow	Ludlovian	Nevada	Rigby & Maher 1995	
Fistellaspongia	inclinata	Brachiospongiidae	Lyssacinosa	Hex	Ludlow	Ludlovian	Nevada	Rigby & Maher 1995	
Gabelia	fasiculata	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Ludlovian	Nevada	Rigby & Maher 1995	
Gabelia	intermedia	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Ludlovian	Nevada	Rigby & Maher 1995	
Protospongia	spp.	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Ludlovian	Nevada	Rigby & Maher 1995	
Cyathophycella	quadrata	Dictyospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Elko County, Nevada	Rigby & Stuart 1988	
Diagoniella 	nevadensis	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Elko County, Nevada	Rigby & Stuart 1988	
Gabelia(?)	sp.	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Elko County, Nevada	Rigby & Stuart 1988	
Mahalospongia	floweri	Mahalospongiidae	Protomonaxonida	Dem	Ludlow	Roberts Mountains Fm	Elko County, Nevada	Rigby & Stuart 1988	
Malumispongium	hartnageli	Malumispongiidae	Lyssacinosa	Hex	Ludlow	 	Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec	Rigby 1967	
Calycocoelia	annulata	Anthaspidellidae	Lithistida/Orchocladina	Dem	Wenlock	Thornloe Formation, Middle Silurian	Lake Timiskaming, Quebec	Rigby 1973	
Twenhofelella	anticostiana	Pelicaspongiidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Llandovery	Middle Niagaran, Jupiter Formation	Anticosti Island, Quebec	Rigby 1974	
Diagoniella 	mica	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Ludlow	early Ludlow; Chester Bjerg Formation, Peary Land Group	Nyboe Land, Greenland	Rigby 1986	
Twenhofelella	waldroni	Pelicaspongiidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Wenlock	Waldron Shale	SE Illinois	Rigby et al. 1979	
Vaurealispongia	minuta	Pelicaspongiidae	Amphidiscosa	Hex	Wenlock	Waldron Shale	SE Illinois	Rigby et al. 1979	
(?)Protospongia	columbiana	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby et al. 1998	
Cyathophycus 	akiensis	Hintzespongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby et al. 1998	
Diagoniella 	sp.	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby et al. 1998	
Gabelia	pedunculus?	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby et al. 1998	
Hexatractiella	nevadensis	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby et al. 1998	
Hexatractiella	pseudonevadensis	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby et al. 1998	
Heminectere	conica	Protospongiidae	Reticulosa	Hex	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby et al. 1998; Rigby & Harris 1979	
Wareiella	typicala	Leptomiditae	Protomonaxonida	Dem	Wenlock	possibly latest Llandovery	northern British Columbia	Rigby et al. 1998; Rigby & Harris 1979	
Aphrosalpinx	nana	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Fm (Alaska)	Vishera River, Urals. Southeastern Alaska, ?southwestern Alaska	Rigby et al. 1994	
Aphrosalpinx	textilis	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Fm (Alaska)	Vishera River, Urals. Southeast, west-central, southwestern, south-central Alaska	Rigby et al. 1994	
Cystothalamiella	alaskensis	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Fm (Alaska)	Southeastern Alaska	Rigby et al. 1994	
Cystothalamiella	irregularis	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Fm (Alaska)	Southeastern Alaska	Rigby et al. 1994	
Nematosalpinx	dichotomica	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	 	Vishera River, Urals. Southwestern, western Alaska	Rigby et al. 1994	
Nematosalpinx	hormathodes	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Fm (Alaska)	Southeastern Alaska	Rigby et al. 1994	
Palaeoschada	crassimuralis	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Fm (Alaska)	Northern Ural Mountains, Southeastern Alaska	Rigby et al. 1994	
Alaskaspongiella 	laminosa	Auriculospongiidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Limestone; Ludlovian	Prince of Wales Island	Rigby et al. 2008	
Cladospongia	alaskensis	Preperonidellidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Limestone; Ludlovian	Prince of Wales Island	Rigby et al. 2008	
Girtyocoeliana 	epiporata	Girtyocoeliidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Limestone; Ludlovian	Prince of Wales Island	Rigby et al. 2008	
Monolaminospongia	gigantia	Auriculospongiidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Limestone; Ludlovian	Prince of Wales Island	Rigby et al. 2008	
Polyplacospongia	nodosa	Auriculospongiidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Limestone; Ludlovian	Prince of Wales Island	Rigby et al. 2008	
Stipespongia	laminata	Preperonidellidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Limestone; Ludlovian	Prince of Wales Island	Rigby et al. 2008	
Virgulaspongia	uniforma	Preperonidellidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Heceta Limestone; Ludlovian	Prince of Wales Island	Rigby et al. 2008	
Aphrosalpinx	textilis	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	 	Western and eastern slopes of the Urals, Pai-Khoi and Vaigach Island	Sapelnikov et al. 1999	
Aphrosalpinx	textilis	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Pridoli	 	Western and eastern slopes of the Urals, Pai-Khoi and Vaigach Island	Sapelnikov et al. 1999	
Nematosalpinx	dichotomica	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	Ludlow/Pridoli	Western and eastern slopes of the Urals, Pai-Khoi and Vaigach Island	Sapelnikov et al. 1999	
Palaeoschada	crassimuralis	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Ludlow	 	Western and eastern slopes of the Urals, Pai-Khoi and Vaigach Island	Sapelnikov et al. 1999	
Palaeoschada	crassimuralis	Aphrosalpingidae	Agelasida	Dem	Pridoli	 	Western and eastern slopes of the Urals, Pai-Khoi and Vaigach Island	Sapelnikov et al. 1999	

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