Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Calloporidae
Synonym: Pyrulella
Parent taxon: Calloporidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953
See also Brown 1952, Gordon 2012, Lee et al. 1997 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthoporella, Acanthoporidra, Adenifera, Alderina, Allantocallopora, Allantopora, Ammatophora, Amphiblestrum, Aplousina, Aviculamphiblestrum, Barrosia, Berthelsenia, Biaviculigera, Bidenkapia, Bonellina, Bryocalyx, Callopora, Cauloramphus, Clavodesia, Concertina, Copidozoum, Corbulella, Cranosina, Crassicellepora, Crassimarginatella, Crepis, Cymulopora, Dactylostega, Daisyella, Dermatopora, Dionella, Distelopora, Ellisinidrinae, Ellisininae, Flustrellaradae, Flustrellaria, Foratella, Gilbertopora, Glenelgia, Hapsidopora, Hemiseptella, Kristerina, Kunradocella, Lamourouxia, Leptinatella, Marginaria, Marssonopora, Membraniporidra, Mystriopora, Ogivalina, Ogivalininae, Onychoblestrum, Ornatella, Pachybaktropora, Paraflustrella, Paramphiblestrum, Parellisina, Periporosella, Pithodella, Planicellaria, Pseudoallantopora, Punctocellaria, Pyriflustrina, Pyriporella, Pyriporoides, Ramphonotus, Reptoflustrella, Reptoporina, Retevirgula, Semiflustrella, Semiflustrina, Septentriopora, Solenophragma, Stamenocella, Tegella, Treptopora, Tumaiella, Tylopora, Tyloporella, Unidistelopora, Wilbertopora, Xylochotridens
Subtaxa: Valdemunitella pyrula Valdemunitella valdemunita
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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