Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae
Alternative combinations: Cystiphyllum osiense, Virgula osiensis
Synonyms: Intratubospongia multisiphonata Rigby et al. 1989, Intratubospongia typica Rigby et al. 1989, Paracorynella flexa Wu 1991, Paristellispongia parallelica Wu 1991
Full reference: A. de Gregorio. 1930. Sul Permiano di Sicilia (fossili del calcare con Fusulina di Palazzo Adriano non descritti dal Prof. G. Gemmellaro conservati nel mio privato gabinetto). Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie 52:1-70
Belongs to Intratubospongia according to J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1996
See also de Gregorio 1930, Rigby et al. 1989, Rigby et al. 1994, Termier and Termier 1977 and Wu 1991
Sister taxa: Intratubospongia bifida, Intratubospongia minima, Intratubospongia obscura, Intratubospongia tenuiperforata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (12 collections), Italy (2), Tunisia (59)
Total: 73 collections including 76 occurrences
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