Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Paelospongiidae
Alternative combination: Actinospongia hexagona
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 Actinospongiella according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Mostler 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Großer Zlambachgraben, Leislingbach, which is in a Rhaetian offshore marl/limestone in the Zlambach Formation of Austria
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Großer Zlambachgraben, Leislingbach
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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