†Meekoporella (bryozoan)
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Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Parent taxon: Hexagonellidae according to E. H. Gilmour and E. M. Snyder 2000
See also Bassler 1953 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Coscinium, Coscinotrypa, Dichotrypa, Etherella, Evactinopora, Evactinostella, Fistulamina, Galtopora, Glyptopora, Hexagonella, Meekopora, Pakridictya, Phractopora, Planopora, Prismopora, Scalaripora
Subtaxa: Meekoporella akiyoshiensis Meekoporella inflecta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (2 collections), United States (1: Washington)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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