†Leiofungia reticularis Münster 1841 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Pharetrospongiidae

Alternative combinations: Achilleum reticulare, Leiospongia reticularis

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 Leiofungia according to G. C. Laube 1865

See also Dieci et al. 1968 and Münster 1841

Sister taxa: Leiospongia alpina, Leiospongia polymorpha, Leiospongia verrucosa, Leiofungia rugosa, Leiofungia radiciformis

Type specimen: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Hungary (1 collection), Italy (3)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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