Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Parent taxon: Celleporidae according to D. P. Gordon and P. D. Taylor 2015
See also Bassler 1953, Berning 2006, Bock 2006, Schmidt 2003 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthionella, Aulopocella, Buffonellaria, Buskea, Cellepora, Celleporina, Costazia, Dentiporella, Harmerella, Lagenipora, Monocerina, Omalosecosa, Palmicellaria, Palmiscenea, Predanophora, Tegminula, Turbicellepora
Subtaxa: Osthimosia aurora Osthimosia curiosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1), United States (2: Florida, Mississippi)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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