Acanthionella Canu and Bassler 1917 (bryozoan)

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Celleporidae

Parent taxon: Celleporidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953

Sister taxa: Aulopocella, Buffonellaria, Buskea, Cellepora, Celleporina, Costazia, Dentiporella, Harmerella, Lagenipora, Monocerina, Omalosecosa, Osthimosia, Palmicellaria, Palmiscenea, Predanophora, Tegminula, Turbicellepora

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama, Mississippi collections)

• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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