Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby, B. Senowbari-Daryan, and H. Liu. 1998. Sponges of the Permian Upper Capitan Limestone, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas. BYU Geology Studies 43:19-117
Belongs to Lemonea according to J. K. Rigby and G. L. Bell 2006
See also Rigby et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Lemonea conica, Lemonea cylindrica, Lemonea digitata, Lemonea exaulifera, Lemonea polysiphonata, Lemonea simplex
Type specimen: UNSM 35022. Its type locality is Chinaberry Draw, Guadalupe Mountains, Sample 35022, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm bindstone in the Capitan Limestone Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (98: New Mexico collections)
Total: 98 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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