†order Sphaerocoeliida Vacelet 1979 (calcareous sponge)

Calcarea - Calcaronea

Alternative spelling: Sphaerocoelida

Parent taxon: Calcaronea according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 2015 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Baerida, Leucosolenida, Lithonida, Stellispongiida, Sycettida

Subtaxa: Sphaerocoeliidae

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), France (5), Germany (6), Spain (1), Switzerland (3), the United Kingdom (6)

• Jurassic of Austria (1), Italy (1), Poland (1), Portugal (5), Romania (1)

• Triassic of Italy (2)

Total: 33 collections including 52 occurrences

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