†Herpetopora Lang 1914 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Electridae
Parent taxon: Electridae according to P. Bock 2006
See also Bassler 1953, Canu and Bassler 1920, Guha 2013 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aspidelectra, Charixa, Conopeum, Craspedopora, Electra, Haplostoechios, Heterooecium, Mystriopora, Pyripora, Spinicharixa, Taphrostoma, Tendra, Tretosina
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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