Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Alternative combination: Polypora speciosa
Full reference: R. V. Gorjunova and I. P. Morozova. 1979. Late Paleozoic Bryozoa of Mongolia. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition, Transaction 9:1-139
Belongs to Parapolypora according to I. P. Morozova et al. 2003
See also Gorjunova and Morozova 1979 and Morozova 1991
Sister taxa: Parapolypora boraformis, Parapolypora daurica, Parapolypora larga, Parapolypora novella, Parapolypora romantchukae, Parapolypora sparsa, Parapolypora substrita
Type specimen: PIN 2287/675. Its type locality is Buriduin-Gol River, upper Tsagan-Ula Formation, Khuren-Tologoi Mountains, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Tsagan-Ula Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mongolia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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