Hallopora

<i>Hallopora</i>

Hallopora

Extinct genus of moss animals

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.

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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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  1. [1]
    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. Bibcode:2019JPal...93..628E. doi:10.1017/jpa.2018.101. S2CID 135188343.


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