Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Reteporinidae
Alternative combinations: Gorgonia ehrenbergi, Phyllopora ehrenbergi, Phyllopora ehrenbergii, Protoretepora ehrenbergi
Synonyms: Phyllopora solida Korn 1930, Protoretepora solida Korn 1930, Retepora lonsdalii Howse 1848
Belongs to Kingopora according to A. Ernst 2001
See also Dreyer 1961, Geinitz 1861, Howse 1848, King 1849, King 1850, Langenhan 1899, Mansuy 1912 and Morozova 1970
Sister taxa: Kingopora baderi, Kingopora exigua, Kingopora inflata, Kingopora micropora, Kingopora parvifenestrata, Kingopora wardlawi, Phyllopora cribellum, Phyllopora borealis, Phyllopora laubei
Type specimens:
- Kingopora ehrenbergi: Its type locality is Buchenberg, Possneck, Thuringen, which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm dolomite in the Zechstein Formation of Germany
- Protoretepora solida:
- Retepora lonsdalii:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (8 collections), Laos (1), Lithuania (4), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (7), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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