Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
Alternative combination: Porella denticulifera
Full reference: F. Canu and R. S. Bassler. 1920. North American early Tertiary Bryozoa. Smithsonian Institute Bulletin 106:1-843
Belongs to Smittina according to A. H. Cheetham 1962
Sister taxa: Smittina (Reussia), Smittina (Smittina), Smittina acaroensis, Smittina bathydonta, Smittina canavarii, Smittina cervicornis, Smittina crepidula, Smittina cribraria, Smittina eagari, Smittina flexuosa, Smittina inarmata, Smittina landsborovii, Smittina marionensis, Smittina messiniensis, Smittina ordinata, Smittina parviovicellosa, Smittina perforata, Smittina purpurea, Smittina rogickae, Smittina trispinosa, Smittina unispinosa, Smittina uttleyi, Smittia ordinata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Georgia, Mississippi collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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