Orthopora Hall 1886 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae

Parent taxon: Rhabdomesidae according to A. Ernst et al. 2008

See also Bassler 1953 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthoclema, Ascopora, Ascoporella, Bactropora, Coeloconus, Euthyrhombopora, Fehlerpora, Goldfussitrypa, Hyalotoechus, Idioclema, Linotaxis, Megacanthopora, Nemataxidra, Nemataxis, Nematotrypa, Nicklesopora, Ottoseetaxis, Paranicklesopora, Petaloporella, Pseudorhabdomeson, Rhabdomeson, Spirillopora, Tropidopora, Uralotrypa, Vidronovella

Subtaxa: Orthopora punctata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Oman (2 collections)

• Devonian of Belarus (1), China (1), the Czech Republic (1), France (1), Poland (1), Spain (7)

• Silurian of Belarus (2), Norway (2), United States (1: Maryland)

• Ordovician of Sweden (1)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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