Defordia lobata Finks 1960 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Chiastoclonellidae

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 Defordia according to R. M. Finks 1960

Sister taxa: Defordia defuncta, Defordia densa, Defordia digitata, Defordia foliata, Defordia verrucula

Type specimen: USNM 127608. Its type locality is USNM707ha, Lenox Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USNM707ha, Lenox Hills, Glass Mountains

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