Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
Parent taxon: Diastoporidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953
See also Fischer 1969
Sister taxa: Atelesopora, Berenicea, Bidiastopora, Cellulipora, Clinopora, Desmeplagioecia, Diastoporina, Discosparsa, Elaphopora, Fascipora, Flabellotrypa, Osburnostylus, Retelea, Reticulipora, Rhipidopora, Rosacilla, Sagenella, Semifascipora, Siphoniotyphlus, Spiropora, Tubigerina
Subtaxa: Diastopora cava Diastopora diluviana Diastopora eudesana Diastopora eudesiana Diastopora foliacea Diastopora infraliasica Diastopora papyracea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Miocene of Egypt (1), Ukraine (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1), Madagascar (4)
• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1), France (16), Madagascar (2)
• Jurassic of France (2), the United Kingdom (1)
• Triassic of Iran (2), Italy (1)
Total: 34 collections including 36 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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