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
Belongs to Paelospongia according to H. Mostler 1986
Sister taxa: Paelospongia longiradiata, Paelospongia procera
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rossmoosgraben, which is in a Sevatian carbonate marl/limestone in the Zlambach Formation of Austria
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Oman (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.