Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and F. Amirhassankhani. 2012. Chambered hexactinellid sponges from Upper Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian?) reefs of Nayband Formation in central Iran. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 118:247-260
Belongs to Casearia according to F. Amirhassankhani et al. 2014
See also Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012
Sister taxa: Casearia alpina, Casearia articulata, Casearia decursiva, Casearia delijanensis, Casearia oblata, Casearia vezvanensis
Type specimen: BSPG 2011 XLIV-1. Its type locality is Delijan reefs, Delijan area, Central Iran, which is in a Sevatian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Nayband Formation of Iran.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Iran (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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