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Prasopora
Classification
Phylum:
Bryozoa
Subphylum:
Ectoprocta
Class:
Gymnolaemata
Order:
Trepostomata
Suborder:
Amalgamata
Family:
Monticuliporidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Prasopora NICH.-E., 1877
Type Species:
P. grayae
Images
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Fig. 57, 3. *P. grayae, Caradoc., Scot., 3 a, b, secs., x25 (131), Fig. 57, 4. P. simulatrix Ulr., L.Trenton., Ky., 4a, b, secs., x20 (222)
Synonyms
Prasoporella
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Tremadocian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
486.85
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Hirnantian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
443.07
Description
Free discoid to hemispherical masses, Zooecia lined by overlapping cystiphragms connected by diaphragms, Mesopores small, angular, closely tabulate
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Bryozoa
Subphylum:
Ectoprocta
Class:
Gymnolaemata
Order:
Trepostomata
Suborder:
Amalgamata
Family:
Monticuliporidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Prasopora NICH.-E., 1877
Type Species:
P. grayae
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 57, 3. *P. grayae, Caradoc., Scot., 3 a, b, secs., x25 (131), Fig. 57, 4. P. simulatrix Ulr., L.Trenton., Ky., 4a, b, secs., x20 (222)
Synonyms
Prasoporella
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Tremadocian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
486.85
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Hirnantian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
443.07
Description
Free discoid to hemispherical masses, Zooecia lined by overlapping cystiphragms connected by diaphragms, Mesopores small, angular, closely tabulate