Hallopora
Hallopora is an extinct genus of bryozoans of the family Halloporidae, first identified from the Lower Silurian period.[1] They can be found in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky of the Midwestern United States, commonly in the Ordovician Kope Formation.
| Hallopora | |
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| Hallopora multitabulata, Ordovician, Frankfort, Illinois | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | †Trepostomatida |
| Family: | †Halloporidae |
| Genus: | †Hallopora Bassler, 1911 |
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Detail of fossil Hallopora on display at Smithsonian, Washington, DC
Species
- Hallopora elegantula (Hall, 1852)
- Hallopora baltica
- Hallopora magnopora
References
- Ernst, Andrej; Brett, Carlton E.; Wilson, Mark A. (2019). "Bryozoan fauna from the Reynales Formation (lower Silurian, Aeronian) of New York, USA". Journal of Paleontology. 93 (4): 628–657. doi:10.1017/jpa.2018.101. S2CID 135188343.
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