Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Alternative combination: Heterocoelia beedei
Synonyms: Girtyocoelia dunbari King 1943, Heterocoelia sphaerica King 1933
Belongs to Girtyocoelia according to J. K. Rigby and G. L. Bell 2006
See also King 1943, Rigby 1984, Rigby et al. 1998, Senowbari-Daryan and di Stefano 1988, Senowbari-Daryan and Ingavat-Helmcke 1994, Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2005, Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988 and Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Sister taxa: Girtyocoelia canna, Girtyocoelia epiporata, Girtyocoelia gracilis, Girtyocoelia minima, Girtyocoelia orientalis, Girtyocoelia sphaera
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Iran (1 collection), Italy (1), Oman (2), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (1), Tunisia (4), United States (55: New Mexico, Texas), Venezuela (1)
• Carboniferous of Austria (1)
Total: 67 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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