†Stioderma coscinum Finks 1960 (glass sponge)
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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
Belongs to Stioderma according to R. M. Finks 1960
Sister taxa: Stioderma hadra, Stioderma perforata
Type specimen: USNM 127666. Its type locality is USGS 14444, Marble Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian slope limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (15: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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