†Rankenella hamdii Kruse and Zhuravlev 2008 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Full reference: P. D. Kruse and A. Y. Zhuravlev. 2008. Middle-Late Cambrian Rankenella-Girvanella reefs of the Mila Formation, northern Iran. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 45:619-639
Belongs to Rankenella according to P. D. Kruse and A. Y. Zhuravlev 2008
Sister taxa: Rankenella mors, Rankenella zhangxianensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shahmirzad Member 2, Elburz Mountains, which is in a Mayan shallow subtidal wackestone/shale in the Mila Formation of Iran
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Iran (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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