Welteria hamedanii Senowbari-Daryan 2005 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Solenolmiidae

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 Welteria according to B. Senowbari-Daryan 2005

Sister taxa: Welteria hawasinensis, Welteria lutensis, Welteria repleta, Welteria rhaetica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Delijan reefs, Delijan area, Central 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 (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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