Claim: Phoronid is a type of fish that includes species such as phoronis ovalis which is found in shallow waters in the Atlantic Ocean, and phoronopsis californica which is found in California.
Evidence: Phoronis ovalis It is found in shallow waters in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, and other scattered locations worldwide. Phoronopsis californica It was first described as a new species by William Hilton in 1930 when he found it at Balboa Bay in Newport Beach, California.