Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae
Alternative combination: Grossotubenella variabilis
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan. 2005. Inozoide Schwämme aus obertriassischen (Nor-Rhät) Riffen der Nayband-Formation (NE und Zentraliran) [Inozoid sponges from Upper Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) reefs of the Nayband Formation (NE and central Iran)]. Senckenbergiana lethaea 85(2):261-299
Belongs to Tyanada according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and M. Link 2016
See also Senowbari-Daryan 2005
Sister taxon: Tyanada irregularis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ferdows reef, Taher-Abad, Tabas area, which is in a Sevatian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Nayband Formation of Iran
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Iran (5), Turkey (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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