Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Verticillitidae
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 Nevadathalamia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan 2005
Sister taxa: Nevadathalamia alpina, Nevadathalamia arabica, Nevadathalamia conica, Nevadathalamia cylindrica, Nevadathalamia interpariesfera, Nevadathalamia minima, Nevadathalamia orbisfera, Nevadathalamia ramosa, Nevadathalamia siciliana, Nevadathalamia waliabadensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Naybandan reefs, Tabas area, Cenral Iran, 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 (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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