Endostoma mexicana Rigby and Scott 1981

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Endostomatidae

Alternative combination: Corynella mexicana

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and R. W. Scott. 1981. Sponges from the Lower Cretaceous Mural Limestone in Arizona and northern Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 55(3):552-562

Belongs to Endostoma according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Rigby and Scott 1981

Sister taxa: Endostoma intermedia, Endostoma perplexa, Endostoma stellata, Corynella nodosa, Corynella langtonensis, Corynella clava, Corynella divisa, Corynella cribrata, Corynella aguilerae, Corynella quenstedti, Polyendostoma irregularis, Polyendostoma regularis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sierra Anibacichi, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Mural Formation of Mexico

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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