Crinoidea - Ampelocrinida - Calceolispongiidae
Full reference: R. J. Willink. 1979. The crinoid genera Tribrachyocrinus McCoy, Calceolispongia Etheridge, Jimbacrinus Teichert and Meganotocrinus n. gen. in the Permian of eastern Australia. Palaeontographica Abt. A 165(3-6):137-194
Belongs to Calceolispongia according to R. J. Willink 1979
Sister taxa: Calceolispongia abundans, Calceolispongia aculeata, Calceolispongia cornuta, Calceolispongia cracowensis, Calceolispongia diemenensis, Calceolispongia digitata, Calceolispongia gerthi, Calceolispongia hindei, Calceolispongia kalewaensis, Calceolispongia lizziensis, Calceolispongia mammeata, Calceolispongia nodosa, Calceolispongia spinosa, Calceolispongia stephensi, Calceolispongia teicherti
Type specimen: ANU 35035, a calyx. Its type locality is Warden Head, Ulladulla, which is in a Roadian prodelta siltstone in the Wandrawandian Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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