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Megacanthopora

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae

Taxonomy
Megacanthopora is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhabdomesidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cryptostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Megacanthopora Bassler p. G132
1964Neorhombopora Shishova p. 56
1971Rhombopora (Neorhombopora) Termier and Termier p. 21
2002Megacanthopora Sepkoski
2002Neorhombopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderRhabdomesidaVine 1883
familyRhabdomesidaeVine 1883
genusMegacanthopora

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.

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Invalid names: Neorhombopora Shishova 1964 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available