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Polypora transiens

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae

Taxonomy
Polypora transiens was named by Waagen and Pichl (1885). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Morah, hard limestones, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Protoretepora transiens by Termier and Termier (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Polypora transiens Waagen and Pichl p. 795 figs. Pl 91, figs 3-5
1971Protoretepora transiens Termier and Termier p. 37
1981Polypora transiens Sakagami p. 57 figs. Pl 6, figs 11,12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderFenestelloidea
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyAcanthocladiidaeZittel 1880
genusPolypora
speciestransiens

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Polypora transiens Waagen and Pichl 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available