Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae
Synonyms: Dillerium Wilson 1982, Traskina Wilson 1982
Parent taxon: Kleopatrinidae according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2007
See also Fedorowski et al. 1999, Hill 1956, Hill 1981, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1982
Sister taxa: Fomichevella, Heintzella, Kleopatrina, Langenheimia, Paraheritschioides, Permastraea, Protolonsdaleiastraea, Shastalasma, Wendoverella, Wilsonastraea
Subtaxa: Protowentzelella aseptatum Protowentzelella columellata Protowentzelella cystosa Protowentzelella dubiosa Protowentzelella gigantea Protowentzelella grandis Protowentzelella hyporiphaea Protowentzelella kunthi Protowentzelella longiseptata Protowentzelella major Protowentzelella minima Protowentzelella noinskyi Protowentzelella permica Protowentzelella perpasta Protowentzelella regularis Protowentzelella shastensis Protowentzelella variabilis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (19: Alberta, British Columbia, Nunavut collections), the Russian Federation (17), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), United States (39: Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah)
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 78 collections including 94 occurrences
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