Laccosiphonella merlai Parona 1933 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Alternative combinations: Amblysiphonella marlay, Amblysiphonella merlai

Synonyms: Amblysiphonella permosicula Parona 1933, Amblysiphonella protea Termier and Termier 1977, Thaumastocoelia permosicula Parona 1933

Belongs to Amblysiphonella according to G. V. Belyaeva 2000

See also Aleotti et al. 1986, Rigby et al. 1989, Rigby et al. 1998, Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988, Termier and Termier 1977 and Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996

Sister taxa: Amblysiphonella agahensis, Amblysiphonella asiatica, Amblysiphonella bancaoensis, Amblysiphonella barroisi, Amblysiphonella battagliensis, Amblysiphonella bisiphonata, Amblysiphonella canaliculata, Amblysiphonella communis, Amblysiphonella eleganta, Amblysiphonella gradinarui, Amblysiphonella grossa, Amblysiphonella hambastensis, Amblysiphonella heshanensis, Amblysiphonella hidensis, Amblysiphonella iranica, Amblysiphonella laibinensis, Amblysiphonella lhandunensis, Amblysiphonella loerentheyi, Amblysiphonella najafiani, Amblysiphonella obichingouensis, Amblysiphonella obliqua, Amblysiphonella obliquisepta, Amblysiphonella omanica, Amblysiphonella ostifera, Amblysiphonella parva, Amblysiphonella parvula, Amblysiphonella ramosa, Amblysiphonella regularis, Amblysiphonella rigbyi, Amblysiphonella sarytchevae, Amblysiphonella socialis, Amblysiphonella specialis, Amblysiphonella spinosa, Amblysiphonella steinmanni, Amblysiphonella strobiliformis, Amblysiphonella taurica, Amblysiphonella timorica, Amblysiphonella torabii, Amblysiphonella tubifera, Amblysiphonella vesiculosa, Amblysiphonella yini, Amblysiphonella zhaijiangensis

Type specimens:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections), Italy (3), Oman (3), Tunisia (20), United States (2: New Mexico)

Total: 30 collections including 33 occurrences

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