Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Alternative combination: Cystothalamia ramosa
Synonym: Imbricatocoelia paucipora Rigby et al. 1989
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and J.K. Rigby. 1988. Upper Permian segmented sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. Facies 19:171-250
Belongs to Imbricatocoelia according to Y. S. Wu 1991
See also Rigby et al. 1989 and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988
Sister taxa: Imbricatocoelia elongata, Imbricatocoelia guangnanensis, Imbricatocoelia irregulara, Imbricatocoelia lichatchevi, Imbricatocoelia obconica
Type specimens:
- Imbricatocoelia ramosa: USNM 427331,427332
- Imbricatocoelia paucipora: IG 5046. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, section 2, Changxing Fm, Longlin County, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/bafflestone in the Changxing Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (3 collections), Iran (1), Tunisia (9)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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