Actinocoelia verrucosa 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 Actinocoelia according to R. M. Finks 1960

Sister taxa: Actinocoelia maeandrina, Actinocoelia ossa

Type specimen: USNM 127613. Its type locality is USNM702, Split Tank, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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