†Polyphymaspongia explanata King 1943 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Alternative combination: Guadalupia explanata
Full reference: R. H. King. 1943. New Carboniferous and Permian sponges. Kansas State Geological Survey Bulletin 47(1):1-36
Belongs to Polyphymaspongia according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also King 1943 and Rigby et al. 1998
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (19: New Mexico collections)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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