Guadalupia favosa Girty 1908 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651

Belongs to Guadalupia according to G. H. Girty 1908

Sister taxa: Guadalupia auricula, Guadalupia cidarites, Guadalupia cupulosa, Guadalupia lepta, Guadalupia microcamera, Guadalupia minima, Guadalupia minuta, Guadalupia minuta, Guadalupia ramescens, Guadalupia vasa, Guadalupia zitteliana

Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains

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