Amblysiphonella taurica Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2011 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae

Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and M. Link. 2011. Hypercalcified segmented sponges ("sphinctozoans") from the Upper Triassic (Norian) reef boulders of Taurus Mountains (southern Turkey). Facies 57(4):663-693

Belongs to Amblysiphonella according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and M. Link 2011

Sister taxa: Amblysiphonella agahensis, Amblysiphonella asiatica, Amblysiphonella bancaoensis, Amblysiphonella barroisi, Amblysiphonella battagliensis, Amblysiphonella bisiphonata, Amblysiphonella canaliculata, Amblysiphonella communis, Amblysiphonella eleganta, Amblysiphonella gradinarui, Amblysiphonella grossa, Amblysiphonella guadalupensis, Amblysiphonella hambastensis, Amblysiphonella heshanensis, Amblysiphonella hidensis, Amblysiphonella ingens, Amblysiphonella iranica, Amblysiphonella laibinensis, Amblysiphonella lhandunensis, Amblysiphonella loerentheyi, Amblysiphonella najafiani, Amblysiphonella obichingouensis, Amblysiphonella obliqua, Amblysiphonella obliquisepta, Amblysiphonella omanica, Amblysiphonella ostifera, Amblysiphonella parva, Amblysiphonella parvula, Amblysiphonella ramosa, Amblysiphonella regularis, Amblysiphonella rigbyi, Amblysiphonella sarytchevae, Amblysiphonella socialis, Amblysiphonella specialis, Amblysiphonella spinosa, Amblysiphonella steinmanni, Amblysiphonella strobiliformis, Amblysiphonella timorica, Amblysiphonella torabii, Amblysiphonella tubifera, Amblysiphonella vesiculosa, Amblysiphonella yini, Amblysiphonella zhaijiangensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Tavuk Cesme, Isparta, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Kasimlar Formation of Türkiye

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tavuk Cesme, Isparta

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