Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Paelospongiidae
Full reference: H. Mostler. 1986. Neue Kieselschwämme aus den Zlambachschichten (Obertrias, Nördliche Kalkalpen) [New siliceous sponges from the Zlambach Beds (Upper Triassic, northern Calcareous Alps)]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 13:331-361
Parent taxon: Paelospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Mostler 1986
Sister taxon: Actinospongiella
Subtaxa: Paelospongia longiradiata Paelospongia procera Paelospongia turgida
Type: Paelospongia longiradiata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (2 collections), Italy (1), Oman (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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