Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Calescharidae
Parent taxon: Microporoidea according to D. P. Gordon 2012
See also Bock 2006 and Schmidt 2003
Sister taxa: Acanthodesiomorpha, Alysidiidae, Aspidostomatidae, Cardabiellidae, Chlidoniidae, Coscinopleuridae, Macroporidae, Microporidae, Ogivalia, Onychocellidae, Poricellariidae, Setosellidae, Vibracella, Volviflustrellaria
Subtaxa: Caleschara Coronellina Hagenowinella Tretosina
Type: Caleschara
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (2)
• Miocene to Oligocene of Australia (5)
• Miocene of Australia (3)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (3)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Paleocene to Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 17 collections including 21 occurrences