Ascopora denaensis Ernst et al. 2011 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae

Full reference: A. Ernst, T. Parvizi, and K. Rashidi. 2011. Some Bryozoa from the Upper Permian Dalan Formation of Dena Mountain in SW Iran. Freiberger Forschungshefte C 539:71-81

Belongs to Ascopora according to A. Ernst et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Ascopora asiatica, Ascopora attenuata, Ascopora birkenmajeri, Ascopora burtoni, Ascopora corpulenta, Ascopora geirudensis, Ascopora gracilis, Ascopora grandis, Ascopora magna, Ascopora magniseptata, Ascopora muromensis, Ascopora nakornsrii, Ascopora oblonga, Ascopora pugnalis, Ascopora quadritubulata, Ascopora sterlitamakensis, Ascopora tenuiformis, Ascopora transita, Ascopora yanagidae, Ascopora yangiana

Type specimen: Its type locality is Kuh-e Dena D15, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Dalan Formation of Iran

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): branch diameter 2.25, zooid diameter 0.090

Distribution:

• Permian of Iran (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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