Rhabdactinia regulara Rigby et al. 1994 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Intrasporeocoeliidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, J. Fan, W. Zhang, S. Wang, and X. Zhang. 1994. Sphinctozoan and Inozoan Sponges from the Permian Reefs of South China. BYU Geology Studies 40:43-109

Belongs to Rhabdactinia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Rhabdactinia columnaria, Rhabdactinia complexa, Rhabdactinia depressa, Rhabdactinia irregulara, Rhabdactinia reticulata, Rhabdactinia squamata

Type specimen: STZ21-1A. Its type locality is STZ21, Shitouzai, Ziyun County, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at STZ21, Shitouzai, Ziyun County

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