Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7:1-130
Parent taxon: Precorynellinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Rigby et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Bicoelia, Imperatoria, Lercaritubus, Precorynella, Ramostella, Stollanella
Subtaxa: Minispongia carinata Minispongia constricta
Type: Minispongia carinata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Tunisia (7 collections), United States (196: New Mexico)
Total: 203 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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