Hallopora

Extinct genus of moss animals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Phylum:Bryozoa
Family:Halloporidae
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Hallopora
Hallopora multitabulata, Ordovician, Frankfort, Illinois
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Trepostomatida
Family: Halloporidae
Genus: Hallopora
Bassler, 1911
Synonyms
  • Callopora Hall, 1851
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Detail of fossil Hallopora on display at Smithsonian, Washington, DC

Species

  • Hallopora elegantula (Hall, 1852)
  • Hallopora baltica
  • Hallopora magnopora

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