Amphorithalamia cateniformis Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Amphorithalamiidae

Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and J.K. Rigby. 1988. Upper Permian segmented sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. Facies 19:171-250

Belongs to Amphorithalamia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and J.K. Rigby 1988

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 427417. Its type locality is Locality J17, Halk el Djemel, Djebel Tebaga, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm shale/limestone in the Djebel Tebaga Biohermal Complex Formation of Tunisia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Locality J17, Halk el Djemel, Djebel Tebaga

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