Rhopalocoelia Raymond and Okulitch 1940 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae

Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Liu et al. 2003, Rigby and Desrochers 1995 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Antarcticocyathus, Anthaspidella, Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulacospongia, Aulocopina, Australospongia, Brianispongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia, Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Diotricheum, Dunhillia, Egania, Exochopora, Fibrocoelia, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Incrustatospongia, Isispongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Mastophyma, Multispongia, Multistella, Okulitchina, Palaeojerea, Palaeophyma, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Pseudopalmatohindia, Pycnospongia, Rankenella, Rhodesispongia, Rugocoelia, Schismospongia, Somersetella, Steliella, Striataspongia, Stromatomorpha, Strotospongia, Syringelasma, Syringophyllum, Talacastonia, Timidella, Trachyum, Trochospongia, Tschernyschevostuckenbergia, Vandonia, Vankempenia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella

Subtaxa: Rhopalocoelia bachuensis Rhopalocoelia clarkii Rhopalocoelia kalpinensis Rhopalocoelia rama

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Type: Rhopalocoelia clarkii

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (5 collections), China (3)

• Chazy of Canada (3: Quebec)

• Arenigian of Argentina (1)

Total: 12 collections including 16 occurrences

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