Pyripora d'Orbigny 1852 (bryozoan)

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

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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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