Hesperocoelia Bassler 1927 (demosponge)

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

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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

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