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Trochopora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

Taxonomy
Trochopora is a genus. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lunulites by Bock (2006).

It was assigned to Membraniporidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Trochopora Bassler p. G157
2002Heteractis Sepkoski
2002Trochopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyMembraniporidaeBusk 1854
genusTrochopora

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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Trochopora telata Dettmann 1963
Invalid names: Heteractis [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available