Neoguadalupia explanata Rigby et al. 1989 (demosponge)

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 Neoguadalupia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1989

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IG 5059. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 53, Longlin County, which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Xiangbo reef, unit 53, Longlin County

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