Reptescharella d'Orbigny 1853 (bryozoan)

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae

WoRMS claims extant but all listed species are extinct

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Parent taxon: Cribrilinidae according to P. D. Taylor and S. O. Martha 2017

See also Bassler 1953

Sister taxa: Abdomenopora, Acanthobaktron, Aeolopora, Anaskopora, Anornithopora, Antoniettella, Argopora, Ascancestor, Baptopora, Batrachopora, Braikovia, Callistopora, Calpidopora, Carydiopora, Castanopora, Castanoporina, Castanoporinae, Cillia, Coelopora, Collarina, Confusocella, Corbulipora, Costula, Craticulacella, Cribralaria, Cribrendoecium, Cribrilaria, Cribrilina, Decurtaria, Dendroperistoma, Diacanthopora, Diacanthoporinae, Diancopora, Dishelopora, Disheloporinae, Disteginopora, Figularia, Filaguria, Francopora, Francoporinae, Gephyrotes, Glabrilaria, Gordoniella, Graptoporella, Haplocephalopora, Hayamiellina, Hesperopora, Hystricopora, Ichnopora, Inferusia, Inversiscaphos, Jolietina, Jullienula, Kelestoma, Kelestominae, Keratostoma, Klugerella, Lepralina, Leptocheilopora, Leptocheiloporinae, Membraniporella, Metracolposa, Monoceratopora, Morphasmopora, Multescharipora, Mumiella, Murinopsia, Opisthornithopora, Opisthornithoporinae, Otopora, Pachydera, Parafigularia, Pelmatopora, Phractoporella, Phrynopora, Pleuroschizella, Pliophloea, Pliophloeinae, Pnictopora, Pnictoporinae, Polycephalopora, Puellina, Reginella, Reginelloides, Reptescharipora, Reptoporella, Rhabdopora, Rhiniopora, Sandalopora, Schistacanthoporinae, Semiescharipora, Steginopora, Stichocados, Taractopora, Tricephalopora, Tricephaloporinae, Turnerellina, Ubaghsia, Vavropora, Vicariopora, Myagropora, Ctenopora, Lagynopora, Prodromopora, Hexacanthopora, Canupora, Thoracopora, Anotopora, Anaptopora, Nannopora, Hippiopora, Auchenopora, Oligotopora, Corymboporella, Holostegopora, Andriopora, Polyceratopora, Distansescharella, Schistacanthopora, Angelopora, Eucheilopora, Pancheilopora, Kankopora, Hybopora, Prosotopora, Geisopora, Rhacheopora, Diceratopora, Pelmatoporinae

Subtaxa: Reptescharella inflata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at White Hart Sandpit, Wilmington (Grizzle Bed, W. Greenaway collection) (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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