Polycystina - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Synonyms: Bientactinosphaera Afanasieva 2000, Bisphaera Won 1997, Druppalonche Hinde 1899, Duosphaera Won 1998, Ornatoentactinia Afanasieva 2000, Staurodruppa Hinde 1899
Parent taxon: Entactiniidae according to P. Noble et al. 2017
See also Aitchison et al. 1999, De Wever et al. 2001, Sepkoski 2002 and Wang et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Afanasievella, Apophysiactinia, Astroentactiniinae, Bientactinosphaerinae, Borisella, Callela, Cancellosphaera, Costaentactinia, Cubaxonium, Duodecimentactinia, Entactiniinae, Entactinosphaera, Fenestrula, Gracilentactinia, Hegleria, Holdisphaera, Involutentactinia, Kashiwara, Klaengspongus, Lententactinia, Magnentactinia, Magnisphaera, Megaporus, Microporosa, Moskovistella, Multientactinia, Munzuwonella, Oruatemanua, Paracopicyntra, Paratriposphaera, Perforentactinia, Plenoentactinia, Plenosphaera, Pluristratoentactinia, Polyedroentactinia, Provisocyntra, Radiobisphaera, Retentactinia, Retisphaera, Shinkaiera, Sinosphaera, Spongentactinia, Stigmosphaerostylus, Stygmosphaerostylus, Tardentactinia, Uberinterna, Wuyia
Subtaxa: Trilonche cancellicula Trilonche davidi Trilonche echinatum Trilonche elegans Trilonche hindea Trilonche minax Trilonche robusta Trilonche tetractinia Trilonche vetusta
Type: Trilonche vetusta
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Japan (4 collections)
• Permian of China (17), Japan (5)
• Devonian of Australia (7), China (4), the Russian Federation (1), United States (3: Ohio)
Total: 41 collections including 92 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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