†Myriapora operculata Canu and Bassler 1935 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Myriaporidae
Alternative combination: Porella operculata
Full reference: F. Canu and R. S. Bassler. 1935. New species of Tertiary Cheilostome Bryozoa from Victoria, Australia. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections 93(9):1-54
Belongs to Myriapora according to D. A. Brown 1958
See also Canu and Bassler 1935
Sister taxon: Myriapora truncata
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. no. 85842.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Oligocene of Australia (2 collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (2)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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