Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Full reference: D. A. Brown. 1958. Fossil cheilostomatous polyzoa from south-west Victoria. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria (20)
Belongs to Retepora according to D. A. Brown 1958
Sister taxa: Reteporella cellulosa, Reteporella doverensis, Reteporella granti, Reteporella mediocris, Reteporella quadripora, Reteporella rimata, Sertella mucronata, Sertella nangeelaensis, Sertella granulata, Sertella fissa, Sertella dovedalensis, Sertella porcellana, Retepora bartrumi, Retepora dartmoorensis, Retepora marsupiata, Retepora lepida, Retepora avicularis, Retepora flexuosa, Retepora fenestrata, Retepora monilifera, Retepora incisura
Type specimen: MGSV, 53083. Its type locality is Glenaulin clay, which is in a Miocene/Oligocene marine claystone in Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Oligocene of Australia (3 collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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