†Polythalamia Debrenne and Wood 1990 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae
Parent taxon: Cryptoporocyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Debrenne et al. 1990, Kiessling 2009 and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 2015
Sister taxa: Capsulocyathus, Complicatocyathus, Cryptaporocyathus, Cryptoporocyathus, Gerbicanicyathus, Mirandocyathus
Subtaxa: Polythalamia americana
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: Alaska, Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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