†Microstaura doliolum Finks 1960 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae
Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160
Belongs to Microstaura according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2007
See also Finks 1960
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 127648. Its type locality is USNM703c, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian slope limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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