†Plagiosmittia Canu and Bassler 1917 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
Parent taxon: Smittinidae according to P. Bock 2006
See also Bassler 1953, Brown 1958, Cheetham 1962 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Hemismittoidea, Parasmittina, Pleurocodonellina, Prenantia, Schismoporella, Smittina, Smittoidea
Subtaxa: Plagiosmittia australis Plagiosmittia porelloides
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Oligocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (9: Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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