Taractopora Lang 1916 (bryozoan)

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae

Parent taxon: Cribrilinidae according to E. HÃ¥kansson et al. 2024

See also Bassler 1953 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, Membraniporella, 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, Tricephalopora, Tricephaloporinae, Turnerellina, Ubaghsia, Vavropora, Vicariopora, Ctenopora, Hexacanthopora, Canupora, Prodromopora, Lagynopora, Myagropora, Anotopora, Anaptopora, Pelmatoporinae, Prosotopora, Diceratopora, Rhacheopora, Geisopora, Angelopora, Distansescharella, Auchenopora, Hippiopora, Oligotopora, Pancheilopora, Corymboporella, Andriopora, Holostegopora, Hybopora, Schistacanthopora, Kankopora, Eucheilopora, Nannopora, Polyceratopora, Thoracopora

Subtaxa: Taractopora nova

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sample K5, NE of Section Hill, Cardabia Station (Cretaceous of Australia)

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