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 aguilerae, Corynella quenstedti, Corynella nodosa, Corynella clava, Corynella divisa, Corynella langtonensis, Corynella cribrata, 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
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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