Demospongiae - Lithistida - Astylospongiidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and F. M. Terrell. 1973. Permian sponges from western Ellesmere Island, arctic Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 10:1431-1443
Parent taxon: Astylospongiidae according to B. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2007
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astyloscyphia, Astylospongia, Astylospongiella, Astylostroma, Astylotuba, Attungaia, Caliculospongia, Camellaspongia, Carpospongia, Caryoconus, Caryospongia, Devonoscyphia, Ellesmerespongia, Garraspongia, Globispongia, Inglispongia, Jazwicella, Malinowskiella, Palaeomanon, Phialaspongia, Shuqraiopsis
Subtaxa: Raanespongia iranica Raanespongia monilis
Type: Raanespongia monilis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (4: Nunavut collections), Iran (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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