†family Wewokellidae King 1943 (sponge)

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Parent taxon: Octactinellida according to J. K. Rigby et al. 2005

See also Rigby and Keyes 1998

Sister taxa: Astraeospongiidae, Eiffeliidae, Nuchidae

Subtaxa: Asteractinella Iranospongia Regispongia Talpaspongia Tholiasterella Wewokella

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Type: Wewokella

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Iran (1), United States (1: New Mexico), Venezuela (1)

• Carboniferous of United States (26: Alabama, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)

Total: 30 collections including 36 occurrences

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