Rhombopora lepidodendroides Meek 1872 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae

Belongs to Rhombopora according to S. Sakagami 2004

See also Gorjunova 1985, Newton 1971, Sakagami 1995 and Sakagami and Pillevuit 1997

Sister taxa: Rhombopora annulus, Rhombopora bifurcata, Rhombopora communis, Rhombopora corticata, Rhombopora cylindrica, Rhombopora esthoniae, Rhombopora filiformis, Rhombopora granulata, Rhombopora gratiosa, Rhombopora hexagona, Rhombopora hindei, Rhombopora johnsvalleyensis, Rhombopora kawabei, Rhombopora multigranulata, Rhombopora nitidula, Rhombopora optima, Rhombopora ornata, Rhombopora permiana, Rhombopora picchuensis, Rhombopora polyporata, Rhombopora subtilis, Rhombopora tenuis, Rhombopora yanbianensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Bolivia (6 collections), China (1), Oman (1), Peru (8), United States (86: Kansas, Texas)

• Carboniferous of Bolivia (1), Peru (3), Spain (7), United States (23: Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas)

Total: 136 collections including 137 occurrences

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