Pharopora
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| Pharopora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | †Cryptostomida |
| Family: | †Rhabdomesidae |
| Genus: | †Pharopora Wyse Jackson, Ernst & Suárez Andrés, 2017 |
Pharopora is an extinct genus of bryozoan of the family Rhabdomesidae that lived in the Mississippian period. It is characterized by colonies with branches possessing regular internodes and articulating cone-shaped terminations. It is the first genus of bryozoan in the family Rhabdomesidae with articulated (jointed) parts in its colonies.[1]