Rhabdactinia complexa 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 depressa, Rhabdactinia irregulara, Rhabdactinia regulara, Rhabdactinia reticulata, Rhabdactinia squamata

Type specimen: Km-V 5159. Its type locality is Kefeng, Xiangbo, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm packstone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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