†Colospongia americana Girty 1908 (demosponge)
Demospongea - Vaceletida - Colospongiidae
Alternative combination: Steinmannia americana
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Colospongia according to O. Weidlich and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Sister taxa: Colospongia arakeljani, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia catenulata, Colospongia composita, Colospongia cortexifera, Colospongia dubia, Colospongia globosa, Colospongia iranica, Colospongia leveni, Colospongia maxima, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia pramollensis, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder