†Carphites Finks 1960 (glass sponge)
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Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Docodermatidae
Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160
Parent taxon: Docodermatidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthocoryna, Corticulospongia, Docoderma, Endoplegma
Subtaxa: Carphites diabloensis Carphites plectus
Type: Carphites plectus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (6: Texas collections)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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