Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae
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: Stiodermatidae according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1999
See also Finks 1960 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthactinella, Astroconia, Dermospheroidalis, Divaricospongia, Hyalostelia, Itararella, Protohyalostella, Rhakistella, Rigbykia, Thoracospongia, Uralonema
Subtaxa: Stioderma coscinum Stioderma hadra Stioderma perforata
Type: Stioderma coscinum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (15: New Mexico, Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of China (1), Spain (2), United States (1: Arkansas)
Total: 19 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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