Polycystina - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Parent taxon: Entactiniidae according to H. Thassanapak 2015
See also De Wever et al. 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Afanasievella, Apophysiactinia, Astroentactiniinae, Bientactinosphaerinae, Borisella, Callela, Cancellosphaera, Costaentactinia, Cubaxonium, Duodecimentactinia, Entactiniinae, Entactinosphaera, Fenestrula, Gracilentactinia, Holdisphaera, Involutentactinia, Kashiwara, Klaengspongus, Lententactinia, Magnentactinia, Magnisphaera, Megaporus, Microporosa, Moskovistella, Multientactinia, Munzuwonella, Oruatemanua, Paracopicyntra, Paratriposphaera, Perforentactinia, Plenoentactinia, Plenosphaera, Pluristratoentactinia, Polyedroentactinia, Provisocyntra, Radiobisphaera, Retentactinia, Retisphaera, Shinkaiera, Sinosphaera, Spongentactinia, Stigmosphaerostylus, Stygmosphaerostylus, Tardentactinia, Trilonche, Uberinterna, Wuyia
Subtaxa: Hegleria mammilla
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Japan (2 collections), New Zealand (5)
• Leonard of United States (1: Oregon)
• Permian of China (41), Italy (1), Japan (17), Malaysia (1), Thailand (21), United States (4: Oregon)
Total: 93 collections including 103 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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