Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Stereodictyidae
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
Belongs to Stereodictyum according to R. M. Finks 1960
Sister taxon: Stereodictyum proteron
Type specimen: USNM 127654. Its type locality is USNM701a2, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian marine limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (18: Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of Spain (1), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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