Prestellispongia paula Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7:1-130

Belongs to Prestellispongia according to J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1996

Sister taxa: Prestellispongia bolaria, Prestellispongia fasciculata, Prestellispongia lobata, Prestellispongia maxima, Prestellispongia permica, Prestellispongia scapulata, Prestellispongia stellata

Type specimen: USNM 463637

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Tunisia (40 collections)

Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence

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