Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and J.K. Rigby. 1988. Upper Permian segmented sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. Facies 19:171-250
Parent taxon: Corymbospongiinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Senowbari-Daryan and Ridd 2008 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Corymbospongia, Exaulipora, Imbricatocoelia, Lichuanospongia, Neoguadalupia, Parauvanella, Shotorispongia
Subtaxa: Platythalamiella minima Platythalamiella newelli Platythalamiella siciliana
Type: Platythalamiella newelli
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (2 collections), Thailand (1)
• Permian of Greece (1), Iran (1), Tunisia (2), United States (2: New Mexico)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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