†Barroisia siciliana Senowbari-Daryan and Abate 1996 (calcareous sponge)
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Calcarea - Calcaronea - Sphaerocoeliidae
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and B. Abate. 1996. Barroisia siciliana n. sp., a thalamid sponge from Upper Jurassic reefs of the Madonie Mountains, Sicily. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 41:149-153
Belongs to Barroisia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and B. Abate 1996
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Madonie Mountains, Piano Battaglia, Sicily, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Madonie Mountains, Piano Battaglia, Sicily
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