Actinocoelia ossa Deng 1981 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Chiastoclonellidae

Full reference: Z. Q. Deng. 1981. Upper Permian sponges from Laibin of Guangxi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20(5):418-427

Belongs to Actinocoelia according to Z. Q. Deng 1981

Sister taxa: Actinocoelia maeandrina, Actinocoelia verrucosa

Type specimen: Its type locality is Matan Section ACT520, south bank, Heshan, which is in a Changhsingian offshore limestone in the Dalong Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Matan Section ACT520, south bank, Heshan

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