Wewokella Girty 1912 (sponge)

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

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

See also Rigby and Keyes 1998 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Asteractinella, Iranospongia, Regispongia, Talpaspongia, Tholiasterella

Subtaxa: Wewokella costata Wewokella solida

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (1: New Mexico collection), Venezuela (1)

• Carboniferous of United States (8: Alabama, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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