Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Verticillitidae
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan, G. D. Stanley, Jr., and C. Gonzalez-Leon. 2001. A new Triassic sponge from the Antimonio terrane, Sonora, Mexico. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 14:447-452
Belongs to Fanthalamia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Fanthalamia aksunensis, Fanthalamia astoma, Fanthalamia kadiri, Fanthalamia milahaensis, Fanthalamia multicanalis, Fanthalamia polystoma
Type specimen: Its type locality is Barra los Tanques, which is in a Norian perireef or subreef limestone/sandstone in the Antimonio Formation of Mexico
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Barra los Tanques
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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