†Rhabdactinia squamata Rigby et al. 1989 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Intrasporeocoeliidae
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 Rhabdactinia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1989
Sister taxa: Rhabdactinia columnaria, Rhabdactinia complexa, Rhabdactinia depressa, Rhabdactinia irregulara, Rhabdactinia regulara, Rhabdactinia reticulata
Type specimen: IG 5284. Its type locality is Kefeng, Xiangbo, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm packstone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kefeng, Xiangbo
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