†Minispongia constricta Girty 1908 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Alternative combination: Virgula constricta
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Minispongia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1998
See also Girty 1908
Sister taxon: Minispongia carinata
Type specimen: USNM 118132. 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:
• Permian of United States (197: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 197 collections each including a single occurrence
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