†Amorphofungia granulosa Münster 1841 (calcareous sponge)
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Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Alternative combination: Achilleum granulosum
Synonym: Tragos spongiosum Klipstein 1843
Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152
Belongs to Amorphofungia according to G. C. Laube 1865
See also Münster 1841
Sister taxa: Amorphofungia subcariosa, Amorphofungia voluta, Amorphofungia waltheri
Type specimens:
- Amorphofungia granulosa: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
- Tragos spongiosum:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at St. Cassian (Munster coll)
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