Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Parent taxon: Membraniporidae according to P. Bock 2006
See also Bassler 1953, Brown 1952, Canu and Bassler 1935 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adenifera, Biflustra, Cellarinidra, Desmacystis, Exostesia, Gregarinidra, Heliodoma, Membranipora, Nitscheina, Pseudostege, Quadricellaria, Synaptacella, Tamanicella, Trochopora, Biselenaria, Vibracellina, Cupuladria, Discoporella, Reussirella
Subtaxa: Acanthodesia bifossata Acanthodesia quadrilatera Acanthodesia regularis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Maryland)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of Australia (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (4: New Jersey)
• Oligocene of Australia (2), New Zealand (1), United States (2: Alabama)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences
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