Carinthiaspongus ramosus Krainer and Mostler 1992 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa

Full reference: K. Krainer and H. Mostler. 1992. Neue hexactinellide Poriferen aus der südalpinen Mitteltrias der Karawanken (Kärnten, Österreich) [New hexactinellid Porifera from the southern Alpine Middle Triassic of the Karawanken Mountains (Carinthia, Austria)]. Geologisch-Palaeontologische Mitteilungen 18:131-150

Belongs to Carinthiaspongus according to K. Krainer and H. Mostler 1992

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Weisse Wand, Karavanke Mountains, which is in a Fassanian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Loibl Formation of Austria

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Weisse Wand, Karavanke Mountains

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