Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan, A. Hamedani, and K. Rashidi. 2007. Sponges from the Permian of Hambast Mountains, south of Abadeh, central Iran. Facies 53(4):575-614
Belongs to Cystothalamia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Cystothalamia adrianensis, Cystothalamia conica, Cystothalamia crassa, Cystothalamia distefanoi, Cystothalamia guadalupensis, Cystothalamia irregulara, Cystothalamia megacysta, Cystothalamia nana, Cystothalamia nodulifera
Type specimen: Its type locality is Surmaq-Yazd Road, Kuh-e-Hambast, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Surmaq Formation of Iran
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Iran (1 collection), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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