†Intratubospongia tenuiperforata Rigby et al. 1989 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae
Synonym: Dendrosclera irregularis Wu 1991
Full reference: J. K. Rigby, J. S. Fan, and W. Zhang. 1989. Inozoan calcareous Porifera from the Permian reefs in South China. Journal of Paleontology 63(6):778-800
Belongs to Intratubospongia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1994
See also Rigby et al. 1989 and Wu 1991
Sister taxa: Intratubospongia bifida, Intratubospongia minima, Intratubospongia obscura, Intratubospongia osiensis
Type specimens:
- Intratubospongia tenuiperforata: IG 5238. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 33, Longlin County, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China.
- Dendrosclera irregularis: xb30-8-8.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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