Regispongia fluegeli Rigby et al. 2005 (sponge)

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, B. Senowbari-Daryan, and A. Hamedani. 2005. First reported occurrence of wewokellid sponges (Calcarea, Heteractinida) from the Permian of central Iran. Facies 51:533-538

Belongs to Regispongia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2005

Sister taxon: Regispongia contorta

Type specimen: University Erlangen Senowbari-Daryan P1-10. Its type locality is La Kaftari, Esfahan, which is in a Capitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Jamal Formation of Iran.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at La Kaftari, Esfahan

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