Chancelloria iranica Mostler and Mosleh-Yazdi 1976

Coeloscleritophora - Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae

Full reference: H. Mostler and A. Mosleh-Yazdi. 1976. Neue Poriferen aus oberkambrischen Gesteinen der Mila-Formation im Elburzgebirge (Iran) [New Porifera from the Upper Cambrian Mila Formation in the Elburz Mountains (Iran)]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 5:1-36

Belongs to Chancelloria according to H. Mostler and A. Mosleh-Yazdi 1976

Sister taxa: Chancelloria arida, Chancelloria coronacea, Chancelloria eros, Chancelloria obliqua, Chancelloria odontodes, Chancelloria pentacta, Chancelloria primaria, Chancelloria racemifundis, Chancelloria sardinica, Chancelloria simmetrica, Chancelloria spinulosa, Chancelloria symmetrica, Fangxianites petalinus, Fangxianites schizolomus, Actinoites diclinatus, Actinoites simplex, Actinoites tetractina, Actinoites universalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fashand, which is in a Furongian shallow subtidal limestone/sandstone in the Mila Formation of Iran

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Fashand

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