Corynospongia Deng 1990 (sponge)

Heteractinida

Full reference: Z. Q. Deng. 1990. New materials of Permian sponges. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 29:315-320

Parent taxon: Heteractinida according to Z. Q. Deng 1990

See also Finks et al. 2004 and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 2015

Sister taxa: Archicladium, Conwaymorrisispongia, Hetairacyathida, Octactinellida, Polycladium

Subtaxa: Corynospongia tubuliforma

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Type: Corynospongia tubuliforma

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hongqiao, Xingwen County (Permian of China)

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