Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
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 Stellispongia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1989
Sister taxa: Stellispongia manon, Stellispongia minor, Stellispongia stellaris, Stellispongia subsphaerica, Stellispongia variabilis
Type specimen: IG 5089. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 34, Longlin County, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Maokou Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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