†Sphaeronites (Ataphros) Paul and Bockelie 1983
Sphaeronitida - Sphaeronitidae
Full reference: C. R. C. Paul and J. F. Bockelie. 1983. Evolution and Functional Morphology of the Cystoid Sphaeronites in Britain and Scandinavia. Palaeontology 26(4):687-734
Parent taxon: Sphaeronites according to C. R. C. Paul and J. F. Bockelie 1983
Sister taxa: Sphaeronites (Peritaphros), Sphaeronites (Sphaeronites), Sphaeronites crateriformis, Sphaeronites globulus, Sphaeronites leuchtenbergi, Sphaeronites pomum
Subtaxa: Sphaeronites (Ataphros) insuliporus
Type: Sphaeronites (Ataphros) insuliporus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sholeshook, near Haverfordwest, Sholeshook Lmst. (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)