Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby, J. Fan, and W. Zhang. 1989. Sphinctozoan sponges from the Permian reefs of South China. Journal of Paleontology 63(4):404-439
Belongs to Colospongia according to O. Weidlich and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1996
See also Rigby et al. 1989
Sister taxa: Colospongia americana, 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 mennulensis, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia multivesiculosa, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia panormitana, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia pramollensis, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria, Colospongia semseyi, Waagenella muliensis
Type specimen: IG 5086. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 50, Longlin County, which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone/packstone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
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