†Stellispongia variabilis Münster 1841 (calcareous sponge)
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Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Alternative combination: Cnemidium variabile
Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152
Belongs to Stellispongia according to G. Dieci et al. 1968
See also Laube 1865 and Münster 1841
Sister taxa: Stellispongia manon, Stellispongia minor, Stellispongia radiata, Stellispongia stellaris, Stellispongia subsphaerica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
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