Atelodictyon dewalense Mistiaen 1985 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Atelodictyidae

Full reference: B. Mistiaen. 1985. Phénomènes récifaux dans le Dévonien d'Afghanistan (Montagnes Centrales) - Analyse et systématique des Stromatopores. Societe Geologique du Nord (11)1-381

Belongs to Atelodictyon according to B. Mistiaen 1985

Sister taxa: Atelodictyon cylindricum, Atelodictyon flexuosum, Atelodictyon morytuense, Atelodictyon ordinatum, Atelodictyon sphaericum, Atelodictyon stelliferum, Atelodictyon verrucosum

Type specimen: Its type locality is Coupe De Dewal, beds 11-58, which is in a Givetian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Dewal Formation of Afghanistan

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Western Sahara (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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