Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Full reference: G. Dieci, A. Antonacci, and R. Zardini. 1968. Le spugne cassiane (Trias medio-superiore) della regione dolomitica attorno a Cortina d'Ampezzo [Sponges from the Cassian Formation (Middle-Upper Triassic) from the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo]. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 7(2):94-155
Belongs to Stellispongia according to Dieci et al. 1968
Sister taxa: Stellispongia manon, Stellispongia minor, Stellispongia radiata, Stellispongia stellaris, Stellispongia variabilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is San Cassiano Fm, Alpe di Specie, which is in a Carnian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the San Cassiano Formation of Italy
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (2 collections), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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