Porkunites Klaamann 1966 (chaetetid sponge)

Demospongiae - Chaetetida - Cryptolichenariidae

Parent taxon: Cryptolichenariidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Klaamann 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amsassia, Cryptolichenaria

Subtaxa: Porkunites amalloides Porkunites dubius

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Type: Calophyllum amalloides

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of China (1 collection), Estonia (2), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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