Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Full reference: D. A. Brown. 1952. The Tertiary Cheilostomatous Polyzoa of New Zealand. 1-405
Belongs to Retepora according to D. A. Brown 1952
Sister taxa: Reteporella cellulosa, Reteporella doverensis, Reteporella granti, Reteporella mediocris, Reteporella quadripora, Reteporella rimata, Sertella porcellana, Sertella dovedalensis, Sertella mucronata, Sertella granulata, Sertella nangeelaensis, Sertella fissa, Retepora dartmoorensis, Retepora flexuosa, Retepora avicularis, Retepora tridentata, Retepora marsupiata, Retepora lepida, Retepora monilifera, Retepora fenestrata, Retepora incisura
Type specimen: D. 36860. Its type locality is North Canterbury, which is in an Altonian marine limestone in the Mt Brown "E" Limestone Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at North Canterbury
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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