Meekoporella (bryozoan)

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

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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

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