Newell 1973 spot locality 27A, Merbah el Oussif East, Djebel Tebaga (Permian of Tunisia)

Where: Madanin, Tunisia (33.4° N, 10.2° E: paleocoordinates 6.6° S, 18.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Shaly Facies Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• Equivalent to bed E27.

Environment/lithology: marine

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7:1-130 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42082: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 23.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Sponges only.
Show authors, comments, and common names
Disjectoporidae
  - Disjectoporidae
Radiotrabeculopora cf. xiangboensis, Radiotrabeculopora maokoui, Radiotrabeculopora reticulata
Radiotrabeculopora maokoui Fan et al. 1991
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Virgolidae
Pseudohimatella pauciporata n. gen., Intratubospongia osiensis, Polytubifungia maxima n. gen. n. sp.
Pseudohimatella pauciporata n. gen. Parona 1933 demosponge
Intratubospongia osiensis de Gregorio 1930 demosponge
Polytubifungia maxima n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Auriculospongia auriculata, Daharella micella n. gen. n. sp.
Auriculospongia auriculata Termier and Termier 1955 demosponge
Daharella micella n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
Stellispongiella insculpta n. gen. n. sp., Stellispongiella bacilla n. gen., Prestellispongia lobata n. gen., Prestellispongia permica n. gen., Prestellispongia paula n. gen. n. sp.
Stellispongiella insculpta n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
Stellispongiella bacilla n. gen. Termier and Termier 1955 demosponge
Prestellispongia lobata n. gen. Parona 1933 demosponge
Prestellispongia permica n. gen. Parona 1933 demosponge
Prestellispongia paula n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Minispongia carinata n. gen. n. sp.
Minispongia carinata n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge