Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Full reference: P. Riedel and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1989. Colospongia ramosa n. sp. ("Sphinctozoa", Porifera) aus karnischen Riffkalken der Westkarpaten (Ungarn) und den Pantokratorkalken der Insel Hydra (Griechenland). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 63:183-191
Belongs to Colospongia according to P. Riedel and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1989
Sister taxa: Colospongia americana, Colospongia arakeljani, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia catenulata, 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 recta, Colospongia salinaria, Colospongia semseyi, Waagenella muliensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aggteleker-Karstes, Western Carpathians, which is in a Julian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/grainstone in the Wetterstein Formation of Hungary
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Greece (1 collection), Hungary (1), Iran (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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