Demospongiae - Agelasida - Glomocystospongiidae
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 Glomocystospongia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1994
See also Rigby et al. 1989 and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IG 4021. 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 (9 collections), Tunisia (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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