Pyripora d'Orbigny 1852 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Electridae
Synonym: Rhammatopora
Parent taxon: Electridae according to P. Bock 2006
See also Bassler 1953, Canu and Bassler 1920 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aspidelectra, Charixa, Conopeum, Craspedopora, Electra, Haplostoechios, Herpetopora, Heterooecium, Mystriopora, Spinicharixa, Taphrostoma, Tendra, Tretosina
Subtaxa: Pyripora parvicella Pyripora tuberculum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Oklahoma)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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