†Defordia lobata Finks 1960 (demosponge)
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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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