Polysiphonaria Finks 1995 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Solenolmiidae

Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1995. Some new genera of Paleozoic calcareous sponges. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 6:1-9

Parent taxon: Solenolmiinae according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and J. K. Rigby 2015

See also Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Ambithalamia, Cryptocoeliopsis, Deningeria, Panormida, Paradeningeria, Preverticillites, Prosiphonella, Sahraja, Senowbaridaryana, Seranella, Solenolmia, Welteria

Subtaxa: Polysiphonaria flabellata

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Type: Polysiphonia flabellata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (9: Texas collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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