Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Escharinidae
Synonym: Mastigophorella
Parent taxon: Escharinidae according to D. P. Gordon 2012
See also Bassler 1953, Berning 2006, Bock 2006, Brown 1952, Lee et al. 1997, Pouyet 2000, Schmidt 2003 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bactridium, Bryopesanser, Chiastosella, Dightonia, Herentia, Mastigophorinae, Phaeostachys, Schizobathysella, Schizocoryne, Therenia
Subtaxa: Escharina dutertrei Escharina masoni Escharina nitidissima Escharina vulgaris Escharina waiparaensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (2 collections), Greece (1), United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene of Greece (1), New Zealand (1), Portugal (1), Spain (3)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Hungary (1), Morocco (2), New Zealand (1), Spain (4)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (2), United States (4: Florida)
Total: 28 collections including 36 occurrences
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