Membraniporella Smitt 1873 (bryozoan)

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae

Parent taxon: Cribrilinidae according to P. Bock 2006

See also Bassler 1953, Pouyet 2000 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abdomenopora, Acanthobaktron, Aeolopora, Anaskopora, Anornithopora, Antoniettella, Argopora, Ascancestor, Baptopora, Batrachopora, Braikovia, Callistopora, Calpidopora, Carydiopora, Castanopora, Castanoporina, Castanoporinae, Cillia, Coelopora, Collarina, Confusocella, Corbulipora, Costula, Craticulacella, Cribralaria, Cribrendoecium, Cribrilaria, Cribrilina, Decurtaria, Dendroperistoma, Diacanthopora, Diacanthoporinae, Diancopora, Dishelopora, Disheloporinae, Disteginopora, Figularia, Filaguria, Francopora, Francoporinae, Gephyrotes, Glabrilaria, Gordoniella, Graptoporella, Haplocephalopora, Hayamiellina, Hesperopora, Hystricopora, Ichnopora, Inferusia, Inversiscaphos, Jolietina, Jullienula, Kelestoma, Kelestominae, Keratostoma, Klugerella, Lepralina, Leptocheilopora, Leptocheiloporinae, Metracolposa, Monoceratopora, Morphasmopora, Multescharipora, Mumiella, Murinopsia, Opisthornithopora, Opisthornithoporinae, Otopora, Pachydera, Parafigularia, Pelmatopora, Phractoporella, Phrynopora, Pleuroschizella, Pliophloea, Pliophloeinae, Pnictopora, Pnictoporinae, Polycephalopora, Puellina, Reginella, Reginelloides, Reptescharella, Reptescharipora, Reptoporella, Rhabdopora, Rhiniopora, Sandalopora, Schistacanthoporinae, Semiescharipora, Steginopora, Stichocados, Taractopora, Tricephalopora, Tricephaloporinae, Turnerellina, Ubaghsia, Vavropora, Vicariopora, Anotopora, Anaptopora, Canupora, Hexacanthopora, Lagynopora, Prodromopora, Rhacheopora, Diceratopora, Prosotopora, Geisopora, Pelmatoporinae, Thoracopora, Auchenopora, Kankopora, Corymboporella, Polyceratopora, Schistacanthopora, Angelopora, Eucheilopora, Andriopora, Hybopora, Pancheilopora, Hippiopora, Distansescharella, Nannopora, Holostegopora, Oligotopora, Myagropora, Ctenopora

Subtaxa: Membraniporella nitida

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections), United States (2: Virginia)

• Pliocene of Spain (1)

• Miocene of France (1), Spain (1)

• Eocene of United States (4: Florida)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1), United States (2: Alabama, New Jersey)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Tennessee)

Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences

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