Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Alternative combination: Steinmannia americana
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1909. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Colospongia according to O. Weidlich and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Sister taxa: Colospongia arakeljani, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia catenulata, Colospongia composita, Colospongia cortexifera, Colospongia cribrifera, Colospongia dubia, Colospongia globosa, Colospongia iranica, Colospongia lenis, Colospongia leveni, Colospongia maxima, Colospongia mennulensis, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia multivesiculosa, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia panormitana, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia pramollensis, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria, Colospongia semseyi, Waagenella muliensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Oman (1 collection), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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