†Polycystocoelia huajiaopingensis Zhang 1983 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Belongs to Polycystocoelia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1994
See also Fan and Zhang 1985, Rigby et al. 1989 and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988
Sister taxa: Polycystocoelia asiatica, Polycystocoelia lepida, Polycystocoelia silberlingi, Polycystocoelia sinica, Polycystocoelia variabilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Huangnitang Reef, Lichuan, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Changxing Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (10 collections), the Russian Federation (3), Tunisia (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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