†Achrochordiella Rigby 1981 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Theonellidae
Full reference: J. K. Rigby. 1981. The sponge fauna of the Eocene Castle Hayne Limestone from east-central North Carolina. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(4):123-144
Parent taxon: Acrochordoniinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acrochordonia, Eustrobilus, Phyllodermia, Pliegatella, Pseudojerea, Ragadinia
Subtaxa: Achrochordiella vokesi
Type: Achrochordiella vokesi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: North Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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