Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Invalid subtaxa: Apocoelia Rigby 1984, Heterocoelia Girty 1909 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Enoplocoeliinae according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and J. K. Rigby 2015
See also Finks et al. 2004, Rigby and Bell 2006, Rigby et al. 2008, Rigby and Potter 1986, Rigby et al. 1988, Senowbari-Daryan and Ingavat-Helmcke 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Enoplocoelia, Girtyocoeliana, Musandamia, Naybandella, Phraethalamia
Subtaxa: Girtyocoelia beedei Girtyocoelia canna Girtyocoelia epiporata Girtyocoelia gracilis Girtyocoelia minima Girtyocoelia orientalis Girtyocoelia sphaera
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections), Iran (1), Italy (1), Oman (3), the Russian Federation (5), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (1), Tunisia (4), United States (59: New Mexico, Texas), Venezuela (1)
• Carboniferous of Austria (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Silurian of United States (1: Alaska)
• Ordovician of United States (9: Alaska, California)
Total: 90 collections including 94 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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