Girtyocoelia gracilis Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 (demosponge)

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 Girtyocoelia according to O. Weidlich and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1996

Sister taxa: Girtyocoelia beedei, Girtyocoelia canna, Girtyocoelia epiporata, Girtyocoelia minima, Girtyocoelia orientalis, Girtyocoelia sphaera

Type specimen: ZT 5a2 (Longitudinal section)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ba'id ZT, Jabal Rahbah (Permian of Oman)

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