Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Microporellidae
Full reference: F. Canu and R. S. Bassler. 1935. New species of Tertiary Cheilostome Bryozoa from Victoria, Australia. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections 93(9):1-54
Belongs to Microporella according to F. Canu and R. S. Bassler 1935
Sister taxa: Microporella (Ellipsopora), Microporella (Flustramorpha), Microporella (Microporella), Microporella appendiculata, Microporella berningi, Microporella bifoliata, Microporella browni, Microporella ciliata, Microporella coronata, Microporella ferrea, Microporella hyadesi, Microporella inamoena, Microporella inflata, Microporella macropora, Microporella ordo, Microporella praeciliata, Microporella speculum, Microporella waghotensis
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. no. 85791.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek (Miocene of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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