Magnicanalifera Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015 (chaetetid sponge)

Demospongiae - Chaetetida

Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan, P. di Stefano, and B. Abate. 2015. Hypercalcified sponges from the Upper Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) reefs of Sicily. Qauderni del Museo Geologico G.G. Gemmellaro 10

Parent taxon: Chaetetida according to B. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Cambrophyllum, Chaetetidae, Conochaetetes, Cryptolichenariidae, Desmidoporidae, Favosichaetetidae, Obscurospongia, Tiverinidae

Subtaxa: Magnicanalifera lupensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cozzo di Lupo reef, Sicily, Italy (Triassic of Italy)

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