Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Electridae
Parent taxon: Electridae according to D. P. Gordon 2012
See also Bassler 1953, Bock 2006, Canu and Bassler 1920, Guha 2013 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arbocuspis, Arbopercula, Aspidelectra, Bathypora, Bullaconopeum, Charixa, Conopeum, Danocella, Einhornia, Electra, Eokotosokum, Gontarella, Haplostoechios, Harpecia, Lapidosella, Mychoplectra, Osburnea, Pyripora, Pyriporopsis, Rhammatopora, Spinicharixa, Villicharixa
Subtaxa: Herpetopora anglica Herpetopora danica Herpetopora haimei
Type: Herpetopora anglica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Eocene of India (3)
• Paleocene of Sweden (1)
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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