†Wewokella Girty 1912 (sponge)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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