Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
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 Imbricatocoelia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1989
Sister taxa: Imbricatocoelia elongata, Imbricatocoelia guangnanensis, Imbricatocoelia lichatchevi, Imbricatocoelia obconica, Imbricatocoelia ramosa
Type specimen: IG 5038. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 27, Longlin County, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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