Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Full reference: I. T. Zhuravleva. 1991. Taxonomic Names. Sphinktozoa Phanerozoya Territorii SSSR 1-224
Belongs to Colospongia according to I. T. Zhuravleva 1991
Sister taxa: Colospongia americana, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia catenulata, Colospongia composita, Colospongia cortexifera, Colospongia cribrifera, Colospongia dubia, Colospongia globosa, Colospongia iranica, Colospongia lenis, Colospongia leveni, Colospongia maxima, Colospongia mennulensis, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia multivesiculosa, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia panormitana, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia pramollensis, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria, Colospongia semseyi, Waagenella muliensis
Type specimen: TsSGM 456/1, specimen 1, slide 3. Its type locality is Danzik, Arpa River, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Arpa Formation of Azerbaijan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Danzik, Arpa River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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