Taurispongia lamellicanalis Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae

Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and M. Link. 2016. Hypercalcified inozoan sponges from the Norian reef carbonates of Turkey. Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 35(1):279-339

Belongs to Taurispongia according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and M. Link 2016

Sister taxa: Taurispongia fascifera, Taurispongia lamellata, Taurispongia oligocanalis, Taurispongia polycanalis, Taurispongia polyforma, Taurispongia siderifera, Taurispongia tenuis

Type specimen: Its type locality is B. Alanköyü, Southern Anatolia, Turkey, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Turkey.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at B. Alanköyü, Southern Anatolia, Turkey

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