Stehli 1970 spot locality S-3, Saikra, Djebel Tebaga (Permian of Tunisia)

Also known as Spot locality T-3

Where: Madanin, Tunisia (33.5° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 6.6° S, 18.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Saikra Biohermal Complex Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• Equivalent to bed G3 (Newell et al., 1976).

Environment/lithology: marine

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7:1-130 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42002: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Sponges only.
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Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
"Peronidella magna n. sp." = Preperonidella magna
"Peronidella magna n. sp." = Preperonidella magna Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Agelasida - Virgolidae
Intratubospongia osiensis, Pseudohimatella pauciporata n. gen.
Intratubospongia osiensis de Gregorio 1930 demosponge
Pseudohimatella pauciporata n. gen. Parona 1933 demosponge
 Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
Prestellispongia paula n. gen. n. sp.
Prestellispongia paula n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Spinospongia radiata n. gen. n. sp.
Spinospongia radiata n. gen. n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
Disjectoporidae
  - Disjectoporidae
Radiotrabeculopora reticulata, Radiotrabeculopora cf. xiangboensis