Eridopora, Ulrich, 1882

Ernst, Andrej, Claussen, Anna Lene, Seuss, Barbara & Wyse Jackson, Patrick N., 2022, Stenolaemate bryozoans from the Graham Formation, Pennsylvanian (Virgilian) at Lost Creek Lake, Texas, USA, Palaeontologia Electronica (a 15) 25 (2), pp. 1-56 : 6

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Genus ERIDOPORA Ulrich, 1882 View in CoL

Type species. Eridopora macrostoma Ulrich, 1882 View in CoL , by original designation. Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous); North America .

Diagnosis. Thin encrusting colonies. Oval apertures with strongly developed lunaria of distinct triangular shape. Cylindrical autozooecia with thin walls and complete diaphragms. Vesicular skeleton consists of angular vesicles.

Remarks. Eridopora Ulrich, 1882 , differs from Fistulipora M’Coy, 1849 , in having large triangular lunaria instead of horseshoe-shaped ones, and predominantly encrusting colonies.

Occurrence. Devonian to Permian; worldwide.