Sulcoretepora orientalis Ernst et al. 2008 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae

Full reference: A. Ernst, O. Weidlich, and P. Schäfer. 2008. Stenolaemate Bryozoa from the Permian of Oman (Aseelah Unit, Batain Coast). Journal of Paleontology 82(4):676-716

Belongs to Sulcoretepora according to A. Ernst et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Sulcoretepora admirabilis, Sulcoretepora gigantopora, Sulcoretepora impolita, Sulcoretepora mergensis, Sulcoretepora nipponica, Sulcoretepora nitida, Sulcoretepora thailandica, Sulcoretepora vesiculosa, Sulcoretepora vicina

Type specimen: SMF 2588. Its type locality is Batain Coast south of Al Hadd, locality 2, which is in a Cisuralian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/floatstone in the Saal Formation of Oman.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Batain Coast south of Al Hadd, locality 2

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