Sinocoelia variabilis Zhang and Fan 1985 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Verticillitidae

Full reference: W. Zhang and J. S. Fan. 1985. Taxonomic names, in Sphinctozoans from Late Permian Reefs of Lichuan, West Hubei, China. Facies 13:1-44

Belongs to Sinocoelia according to W. Zhang and J. S. Fan 1985

Sister taxon: Sinocoelia lepida

Type specimen: Thin section 0138. Its type locality is Huangnitang Reef, Section B1, Lichuan County, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Huangnitang Reef, Section B1, Lichuan County

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