†Regispongia Rigby 1978 (sponge)
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Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1978. Two wewokellid calcareous sponges in North America. Journal of Paleontology 52(3):705-716
Parent taxon: Wewokellidae according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2005
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Asteractinella, Iranospongia, Talpaspongia, Tholiasterella, Wewokella
Subtaxa: Regispongia contorta Regispongia fluegeli
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Iran (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (19: Texas, Utah)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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