†Maeandrostia rostrata Deng 1982 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Maeandrostiidae
Full reference: Z. Q. Deng. 1982. Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic fossil sponges of Xizang. Series of the Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Paleontology of Xizang 4:189-194
Belongs to Maeandrostia according to Z. Q. Deng 1982
Sister taxa: Maeandrostia dubia, Maeandrostia kansasensis, Maeandrostia radiata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jiangbaqianri, southern Kunlun Mountains, which is in a Wordian marine limestone in China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Jiangbaqianri, southern Kunlun Mountains
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