†Rahbahthalmia Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 (calcareous sponge)
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Full reference: O. Weidlich and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Late Permian 'Sphinctozoans' from reefal blocks of the Ba'id area, Oman Mountains. Journal of Paleontology 70(1):27-46
Parent taxon: Calcarea according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Calcaronea, Calcinea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Gravestockia, Nibionia, Paruvanella, Porata, Pseudodictyocoelia, Zigzagella, Faretronida, Gaspespongia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Ba'id ZT, Jabal Rahbah (Permian of Oman)
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