Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Full reference: E. N. Malysheva. 2018. A new sphinctozoan species (Porifera), Colospongia lenis sp. nov., from the Upper Permian reefs of Southern Primorye. Paleontological Journal 52:231-233
Belongs to Colospongia according to E. N. Malysheva 2018
Sister taxa: Colospongia americana, Colospongia arakeljani, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia catenulata, Colospongia composita, Colospongia cortexifera, Colospongia cribrifera, Colospongia dubia, Colospongia globosa, Colospongia iranica, Colospongia leveni, Colospongia maxima, Colospongia mennulensis, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia multivesiculosa, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia panormitana, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia pramollensis, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria, Colospongia semseyi, Waagenella muliensis
Type specimen: DVGI 5/2. Its type locality is Nakhodka Reef (Stacheoceras orientale layers, Malysheva collection), which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Lyudyanza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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