Reconstruction of Coronacollina (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

Reconstruction of Coronacollina

Caption

This is a reconstruction of how Coronacollina would have appeared in life. Coronacollina remained in place on the sea floor, and may have used its spicules as support struts. Coronacollina resembles the Cambrian fossil sponge, Choia. The three raised points on the rim are evident, with a central hollow and four spicules extending from the cone rim.

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Daniel Garson for Droser lab, UC Riverside

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