†Thaumastocoelia irregularis Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Full reference: O. Weidlich and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Late Permian 'Sphinctozoans' from reefal blocks of the Ba'id area, Oman Mountains. Journal of Paleontology 70(1):27-46
Belongs to Thaumastocoelia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2005
See also Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Sister taxa: Thaumastocoelia cassiana, Thaumastocoelia dolomitica, Thaumastocoelia mutaria, Thaumastocoelia ovoidalis, Thaumastocoelia siciliana, Thaumastocoelia sphaeroida
Type specimen: SX
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Iran (1), Oman (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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