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 nangeelaensis, Sertella dovedalensis, Sertella porcellana, Sertella fissa, Sertella mucronata, Sertella granulata, Retepora avicularis, Retepora lepida, Retepora bartrumi, Retepora flexuosa, Retepora dartmoorensis, Retepora tridentata, Retepora monilifera, Retepora marsupiata, Retepora fenestrata
Type specimen: MGSV, 53088. Its type locality is Nangeela, sample XXII, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene marine claystone in Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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