Amblysiphonella specialis Rigby et al. 1989 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, J. Fan, and W. Zhang. 1989. Sphinctozoan sponges from the Permian reefs of South China. Journal of Paleontology 63(4):404-439

Belongs to Amblysiphonella according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1989

Sister taxa: Amblysiphonella agahensis, Amblysiphonella asiatica, Amblysiphonella bancaoensis, Amblysiphonella barroisi, Amblysiphonella battagliensis, Amblysiphonella bisiphonata, Amblysiphonella canaliculata, Amblysiphonella communis, Amblysiphonella eleganta, Amblysiphonella gradinarui, Amblysiphonella grossa, Amblysiphonella hambastensis, Amblysiphonella heshanensis, Amblysiphonella hidensis, Amblysiphonella iranica, Amblysiphonella laibinensis, Amblysiphonella lhandunensis, Amblysiphonella loerentheyi, Amblysiphonella najafiani, Amblysiphonella obichingouensis, Amblysiphonella obliqua, Amblysiphonella obliquisepta, Amblysiphonella omanica, Amblysiphonella ostifera, Amblysiphonella parva, Amblysiphonella parvula, Amblysiphonella ramosa, Amblysiphonella regularis, Amblysiphonella rigbyi, Amblysiphonella sarytchevae, Amblysiphonella socialis, Amblysiphonella spinosa, Amblysiphonella steinmanni, Amblysiphonella strobiliformis, Amblysiphonella taurica, Amblysiphonella timorica, Amblysiphonella torabii, Amblysiphonella tubifera, Amblysiphonella vesiculosa, Amblysiphonella yini, Amblysiphonella zhaijiangensis

Type specimen: IG 4036. Its type locality is Laolongdong Unit 20 (Section 1), Beipei, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/wackestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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