Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Alternative combination: Amblysiphonella guadalupensis
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Cystothalamia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1998
See also Girty 1908
Sister taxa: Cystothalamia adrianensis, Cystothalamia conica, Cystothalamia crassa, Cystothalamia distefanoi, Cystothalamia irregulara, Cystothalamia megacysta, Cystothalamia nana, Cystothalamia nodulifera, Cystothalamia surmaqensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2966 green, El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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