Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1984. Permian sponges from western Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 58(6):1436-1462
Belongs to Cystothalamia according to J. K. Rigby 1984
Sister taxa: Cystothalamia adrianensis, Cystothalamia conica, Cystothalamia crassa, Cystothalamia distefanoi, Cystothalamia irregulara, Cystothalamia megacysta, Cystothalamia nodulifera, Cystothalamia surmaqensis
Type specimen: USNM 340086. Its type locality is Locality 3, Quebrada de Portachuelo, first high waterfall, which is in a Kungurian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal wackestone/siltstone in the Palmarito Formation of Venezuela.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Locality 3, Quebrada de Portachuelo, first high waterfall
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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