†Stromatidium typicale Girty 1909 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Stromatidiidae
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1909. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Stromatidium according to R. M. Finks 1960
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2969 green, southern Delaware Mountains, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Delaware Mountain Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level 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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