Waagenella muliensis Deng 1982 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae

Full reference: Z. Q. Deng. 1982. Note on some sponges and hydroids. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 21:709-714

Belongs to Waagenella according to Z. Q. Deng 1982

Sister taxa: Colospongia americana, Colospongia arakeljani, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia catenulata, Colospongia composita, Colospongia cortexifera, Colospongia cribrifera, Colospongia dubia, Colospongia globosa, Colospongia iranica, Colospongia lenis, Colospongia leveni, Colospongia maxima, Colospongia mennulensis, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia multivesiculosa, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia panormitana, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia pramollensis, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria, Colospongia semseyi

Type specimen: NIGP 67145. Its type locality is PF63, Yangwozi, Muli County, which is in a Guadalupian marine limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at PF63, Yangwozi, Muli County

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