†Amorphofungia voluta Wissmann 1841 (calcareous sponge)
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Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Alternative combination: Achilleum voluta
Synonyms: Achilleum faundelii Münster 1841, Achilleum obscurum Münster 1841, Manon poraceum Klipstein 1845
Full reference: H. L. Wissmann. 1841. Taxonomic names, in Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:1-152
Belongs to Amorphofungia according to G. C. Laube 1865
See also Münster 1841 and Wissmann 1841
Sister taxa: Amorphofungia granulosa, Amorphofungia subcariosa, Amorphofungia waltheri
Type specimens:
- Amorphofungia voluta: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
- Achilleum faundelii: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
- Achilleum obscurum: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
- Manon poraceum:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at St. Cassian (Munster coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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