†Cystothalamia nodulifera Girty 1908 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Cystothalamia according to R. M. Finks 2010
See also Aleotti et al. 1986
Sister taxa: Cystothalamia adrianensis, Cystothalamia conica, Cystothalamia crassa, Cystothalamia distefanoi, Cystothalamia guadalupensis, Cystothalamia irregulara, Cystothalamia megacysta, Cystothalamia nana, Cystothalamia surmaqensis
Type specimen: USNM 118146
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (2 collections), United States (12: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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