Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Annaecoeliidae
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan. 2005. Hypercalcified sphinctozoan sponges from Upper Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) reefs of the Nayband Formation (Central and Northeast Iran). Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 145(2):171-277
Belongs to Annaecoelia according to F. Amirhassankhani et al. 2014
See also Senowbari-Daryan 2005
Sister taxa: Annaecoelia interiecta, Annaecoelia maxima, Annaecoelia mirabilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ali-Abad reefs, Tabas area, which is in a Sevatian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Nayband Formation of Iran
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Iran (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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