†Hesperocoelia Bassler 1927 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae
Parent taxon: Streptosolenidae according to R. A. Johns 1994
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Allosaccus, Antrospongia, Aulocopella, Aulocopium, Aulocopoides, Dendroclonella, Edriospongia, Eospongia, Gallatinospongia, Hudsonospongia, Lissocoelia, Orlinocyathus, Ozarkocoelia, Perissocoelia, Streptosolen, Verpaspongia, Wilbernicyathus
Subtaxa: Hesperocoelia typicalis Hesperocoelia undulata
Type: Hesperocoelia typicalis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Whiterockian of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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