Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Synonyms: Dictyoretmon, Lyroporella Simpson 1895, Lyroporidra [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Fenestellidae according to H. A. Nakrem 1994
See also Bassler 1953, McKinney 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anastomopora, Archaefenestella, Archimedes, Bicorbis, Bigeyina, Cavernella, Ernstipora, Exfenestella, Fabifenestella, Fenestella, Fenestellinae, Fenestepora, Fenestralia, Fenestrapora, Fenestrellina, Filites, Flexifenestella, Helicopora, Hemitrypa, Hemitrypella, Hinganotrypa, Isotrypa, Levifenestella, Loculipora, Lyrocladia, Moorephylloporina, Narynella, Ogbinofenestella, Paraptylopora, Paraseptopora, Patellipora, Permofenestella, Polycladiopora, Pseudoisotrypa, Pseudounitrypa, Ptiloporella, Ptiloporina, Rectifenestella, Reteporina, Ryhopora, Seriopora, Sphragiopora, Unitrypa, Utropora
Subtaxa: Lyropora erkosoides Lyropora serissima
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), Venezuela (1)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Yukon), United States (12: Alabama, Georgia, Indiana)
• Devonian of Spain (1), United States (1: Indiana)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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