Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae
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 Coelocladiella according to R. M. Finks 1960
Sister taxa: Coelocladiella giganta, Coelocladiella intermedia, Coelocladiella lissa, Coelocladiella pachytheca
Type specimen: USNM 127598. Its type locality is USNM701l, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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