Lichenopora Defrance 1823 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Tubuliporata - Lichenoporidae

Parent taxon: Lichenoporidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Smith et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Actinotaxia, Conocavea, Discocavea, Disporella, Favosipora, Flosculipora, Kololophos, Multigalea, Orosopora, Patinella, Radiocavaria, Stellocavea, Trochiliopora, Unicavea

Subtaxa: Lichenopora (Bimulticavea) Lichenopora (Coronopora) Lichenopora (Lichenopora) Lichenopora (Paricavea) Lichenopora (Pyricavea) Lichenopora (Radiopora) Lichenopora (Semimulticavea) Lichenopora (Stellihagenowia) Lichenopora (Tecticavea) Lichenopora bueltenensis Lichenopora butzmanni Lichenopora californica Lichenopora suecica

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of Antarctica (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1)

• Miocene of Algeria (2), Australia (2), Brazil (2), France (1), Hungary (1), Morocco (2), Romania (1), Spain (1)

• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2), United States (4: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

• Cretaceous of Czechia (1), France (19), Germany (1), Madagascar (1), Switzerland (2)

Total: 49 collections including 58 occurrences

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