Actostroma nasri Hudson 1958 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Actinostromariidae

Full reference: R. G. S. Hudson. 1958. Actostroma gen. nov., a Jurassic stromatoporoid from Maktesh Hathira, Israel. Palaeontology 1(2):87-98

Belongs to Actostroma according to R. G. S. Hudson 1958

Sister taxa: Actostroma damesini, Actostroma regulare

Type specimen: Its type locality is Hamakhtesh Hagadol, Negev, which is in a Callovian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Matmor Formation of Israel

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hamakhtesh Hagadol, Negev

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