Marssonopora Lang 1914 (bryozoan)

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Calloporidae

Parent taxon: Calloporidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953

See also Gordon 2012, Gordon and Taylor 2015 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthoporella, Acanthoporidra, Adenifera, Alderina, Allantocallopora, Allantopora, Ammatophora, Amphiblestrum, Aplousina, Aviculamphiblestrum, Barrosia, Berthelsenia, Biaviculigera, Bidenkapia, Bonellina, Bryocalyx, Callopora, Cauloramphus, Clavodesia, Concertina, Copidozoum, Corbulella, Cranosina, Crassicellepora, Crassimarginatella, Crepis, Cymulopora, Dactylostega, Daisyella, Dermatopora, Dionella, Distelopora, Ellisinidrinae, Ellisininae, Flustrellaradae, Flustrellaria, Foratella, Gilbertopora, Glenelgia, Hapsidopora, Hemiseptella, Kristerina, Kunradocella, Lamourouxia, Leptinatella, Marginaria, Membraniporidra, Mystriopora, Ogivalina, Ogivalininae, Onychoblestrum, Ornatella, Pachybaktropora, Paraflustrella, Paramphiblestrum, Parellisina, Periporosella, Pithodella, Planicellaria, Pseudoallantopora, Punctocellaria, Pyriflustrina, Pyriporella, Pyriporoides, Ramphonotus, Reptoflustrella, Reptoporina, Retevirgula, Semiflustrella, Semiflustrina, Septentriopora, Solenophragma, Stamenocella, Tegella, Treptopora, Tumaiella, Tylopora, Tyloporella, Unidistelopora, Valdemunitella, Wilbertopora, Xylochotridens

Subtaxa: Marssonopora connexa

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tumaio Limestone, Chatham Island (Eocene of New Zealand)

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