Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Full reference: H. W. Kügel. 1987. Sphinctozoen aus den Auernigschichten des Nassfeldes (Oberkarbon, Karnische Alpen, Österreich) [Sphinctozoan from the Auernig beds of Nassfeld (Upper Carboniferous, Carnic Alps, Austria)]. Facies 16:143-156
Belongs to Colospongia according to H. W. Kügel 1987
Sister taxa: Colospongia americana, Colospongia arakeljani, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia catenulata, Colospongia composita, Colospongia cortexifera, Colospongia cribrifera, Colospongia dubia, Colospongia globosa, Colospongia iranica, Colospongia lenis, Colospongia leveni, Colospongia maxima, Colospongia mennulensis, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia multivesiculosa, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia panormitana, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria, Colospongia semseyi, Waagenella muliensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Nassfeld, which is in a Kasimovian/Gzhelian open shallow subtidal wackestone in the Auernig Formation of Austria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Nassfeld
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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