Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Full reference: G. Dieci, A. Antonacci, and R. Zardini. 1968. Le spugne cassiane (Trias medio-superiore) della regione dolomitica attorno a Cortina d'Ampezzo [Sponges from the Cassian Formation (Middle-Upper Triassic) from the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo]. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 7(2):94-155
Parent taxon: Precorynellinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bicoelia, Imperatoria, Lercaritubus, Minispongia, Ramostella, Stollanella
Subtaxa: Precorynella ampliata Precorynella astroites Precorynella auriformis Precorynella capitata Precorynella crysanthemum Precorynella dendroidea Precorynella diffusa Precorynella pyriformis Precorynella robusta Precorynella virgosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (2 collections), Hungary (1), Italy (8), Slovenia (1), Tajikistan (3), United States (1: Idaho)
• Permian of China (2), Greece (1), Italy (1), Tunisia (8)
Total: 28 collections including 39 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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