Sphaeronitida - Sphaeronitidae
Alternative spelling: Sphaeronis
Parent taxon: Sphaeronitidae according to J. F. Bockelie 1984
See also Angelin 1878, Paul and Bockelie 1983, Regnéll 1945 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Allocystites, Archaegocystis, Archegocystis, Barbieria, Bulbocystis, Codiacystis, Diplosphaeronis, Eucystis, Haplosphaeronis, Paleosphaeronites, Tetreucystis, Tholocystis
Subtaxa: Sphaeronites (Ataphros) Sphaeronites (Peritaphros) Sphaeronites (Sphaeronites) Sphaeronites crateriformis Sphaeronites globulus Sphaeronites leuchtenbergi Sphaeronites pomum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Arenig of China (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Belarus (1), China (3), Estonia (3), Norway (4), Sweden (34), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 52 collections including 54 occurrences
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