†Defordia foliata Rigby 1984 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Chiastoclonellidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1984. Permian sponges from western Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 58(6):1436-1462
Belongs to Defordia according to J. K. Rigby 1984
Sister taxa: Defordia defuncta, Defordia densa, Defordia digitata, Defordia lobata, Defordia verrucula
Type specimen: USNM 340065
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Venezuela (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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