Asterocyathus salairicus Vologdin 1940 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae

Belongs to Asterocyathus according to Vologdin 1940

Sister taxon: Asterocyathus densus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Belaya Gorka, Gorskino, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Gavrilovskoe Formation of the Russian Federation

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Belaya Gorka, Gorskino

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