Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Verticillitidae

Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan, P. di Stefano, and B. Abate. 2015. Hypercalcified sponges from the Upper Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) reefs of Sicily. Qauderni del Museo Geologico G.G. Gemmellaro 10

Belongs to Nevadathalamia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Nevadathalamia alpina, Nevadathalamia arabica, Nevadathalamia conica, Nevadathalamia cylindrica, Nevadathalamia interpariesfera, Nevadathalamia minima, Nevadathalamia ramosa, Nevadathalamia siciliana, Nevadathalamia variabilis, Nevadathalamia waliabadensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cozzo di Lupo reef, Sicily, Italy, which is in a Sevatian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Panormide Formation of Italy

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cozzo di Lupo reef, Sicily, Italy

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