†Polylophidium discus Finks 1960 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dierespongiidae
Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160
Belongs to Polylophidium according to R. M. Finks 1960
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 28076. Its type locality is AMNH503, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at AMNH503, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains
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