Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
Synonym: Stephanosella
Parent taxon: Schizoporellidae according to P. Bock 2006
See also Bassler 1953, Canu and Bassler 1935 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Characodoma, Chiastosella, Cribella, Dakaria, Enoplostomella, Exochellinae, Gemellipora, Gemelliporidra, Hippoporae, Microporellae, Phonicosia, Schizobrachiella, Schizoporella, Schizoporellae, Schizoporellopsis, Sphenella, Stellatopora, Stephanotrema, Stylopoma, Therenia
Subtaxa: Stephanosella sexspinosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Virginia collection)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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