†Anthracosycon auriforme Finks 1960 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthracosyconidae
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 Anthracosycon according to R. M. Finks 1960
Sister taxa: Anthracosycon ficus, Anthracosycon regulare
Type specimen: USNM 127621. Its type locality is USGS 6938, Black John Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS 6938, Black John Canyon, Sierra Diablo
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