Polycystocoelia asiatica Zhang and Fan 1985 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Alternative combination: Stromatocoelia asiatica

Full reference: W. Zhang and J. S. Fan. 1985. Taxonomic names, in Sphinctozoans from Late Permian Reefs of Lichuan, West Hubei, China. Facies 13:1-44

Belongs to Polycystocoelia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1994

See also Rigby et al. 1989 and Zhang and Fan 1985

Sister taxa: Polycystocoelia huajiaopingensis, Polycystocoelia lepida, Polycystocoelia silberlingi, Polycystocoelia sinica, Polycystocoelia variabilis

Type specimen: Thin section 0134. Its type locality is Jiantianba Reef, Section J, Lichuan, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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