†Porpites Schlotheim 1820 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae
Parent taxon: Tryplasmatidae according to D. Hill 1956
Sister taxa: Loboplasma, Storthygophyllum, Thecaspinellum, Tryplasmatinae
Subtaxa: Porpites circularis Porpites rotuloides
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (5: New Brunswick, Quebec, Québec collections), United States (18: Iowa, Nebraska, New York)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories)
Total: 25 collections including 26 occurrences
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