Dehornella omanensis Hudson 1960 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Milleporellidae

Full reference: R. G. S. Hudson. 1960. The Tethyan Jurassic stromatoporoids Stromatoporina, Dehornella, and Astroporina. Palaeontology 2(2):180-199

Belongs to Dehornella according to Hudson 1960

Sister taxa: Dehornella choffati, Dehornella crustans, Dehornella harrarensis, Dehornella hydractinoides

Type specimen: Its type locality is Wadi Bih, Jebel Hagab, Ras al Khaima, which is in an Oxfordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Beni Zaid Limestone Formation of Oman

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Oman (1 collection), Portugal (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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