†Porefieldia (demosponge)
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Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Parent taxon: Thaumastocoeliinae according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and J. K. Rigby 2015
See also Rigby and Potter 1986 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Follicatena, Henricellum, Pamirothalamia, Pamiroverticillites, Pseudoporefieldia, Sollasia, Sphaeroverticillites
Subtaxa: Porefieldia robusta
Type: Porefieldia robusta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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