Stenolaemata - Phylloporinidae
Synonyms: Chasmatopora metzi Nekhoroshev 1936, Chasmatoporella metzi Nekhoroshev 1936
Full reference: D. Sharpe. 1853. Descriptions of the new species of Zoophyta and Mollusca (appendix B to Ribeiro, Carlos, Carboniferous and Silurian formation of the neighborhood of Bussaco in Portugal). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 9(1):143-158
Belongs to Chasmatopora according to A. Jiménez-Sánchez 2009
See also Brood 1981
Sister taxa: Chasmatopora foerstei, Chasmatopora furcata, Chasmatopora reticulata, Chasmatopora tenella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of France (2 collections), Italy (1), Portugal (1), Spain (6)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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