†Aulocopella Rauff 1895 (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Lithistida - Streptosolenidae
Parent taxon: Streptosolenidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Rigby and Leith 1989 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Allosaccus, Antrospongia, Aulocopium, Aulocopoides, Dendroclonella, Edriospongia, Eospongia, Gallatinospongia, Hudsonospongia, Lissocoelia, Orlinocyathus, Ozarkocoelia, Perissocoelia, Streptosolen, Verpaspongia, Wilbernicyathus
Subtaxa: Aulocopella dactylos Aulocopella probolos Aulocopella scelidos Aulocopella winnipegensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: British Columbia, Manitoba collections), United States (1: Iowa)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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