Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Microporellidae
Full reference: D. A. Brown. 1952. The Tertiary Cheilostomatous Polyzoa of New Zealand. 1-405
Belongs to Microporella according to D. A. Brown 1952
Sister taxa: Microporella (Ellipsopora), Microporella (Flustramorpha), Microporella (Microporella), Microporella appendiculata, Microporella berningi, Microporella bifoliata, Microporella browni, Microporella cailleti, Microporella californica, Microporella ciliata, Microporella coronata, Microporella ferrea, Microporella hyadesi, Microporella inamoena, Microporella inflata, Microporella macropora, Microporella ordo, Microporella praeciliata, Microporella waghotensis
Type specimen: D. 36000. Its type locality is Hawkes Bay, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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