Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Belongs to Colospongia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2011
See also Senowbari-Daryan and Bernecker 2009
Sister taxa: Colospongia americana, Colospongia arakeljani, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia composita, Colospongia cortexifera, Colospongia cribrifera, Colospongia dubia, Colospongia globosa, Colospongia iranica, Colospongia lenis, Colospongia leveni, Colospongia maxima, Colospongia mennulensis, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia multivesiculosa, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia panormitana, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia pramollensis, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria, Colospongia semseyi, Waagenella muliensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Karwendel reef, Austria, which is in a Ladinian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Wettersteinkalk Formation of Austria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (3 collections), Germany (3), Greece (1), Hungary (7), Italy (5), Oman (1), Slovakia (7), Tajikistan (1)
Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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