Biology:Crepipora

Short description: Extinct genus of moss animals

Crepipora Temporal range: Middle Ordovician–Upper Ordovician PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
sections of Crepipora subæquata and Crepipora perampla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Bryozoa
Class:	Stenolaemata
Order:	†Cystoporida
Family:	†Ceramoporidae
Genus:	†Crepipora Ulrich, 1882
Type species
†Crepipora simulans Ulrich 1882
Species
†Crepipora epidermata Ulrich †Crepipora globulifera Cullison, 1938 †Crepipora hemispherica Ulrich †Crepipora impolita Ulrich †Crepipora impressa Ulrich †Crepipora incrassata Bassler 1911 †Crepipora lunatifera (Bassler, 1911) †Crepipora perampla Ulrich †Crepipora schmidti Bassler 1911 †Crepipora simulans Ulrich 1882 †Crepipora solida Ulrich †Crepipora spatiosa Ulrich †Crepipora subaequata Ulrich †Crepipora venusta (Ulrich)

Crepipora is an extinct genus of marine bryozoans belonging to the Ceramoporidae family. There are currently 18 collections from Belarus, Sweden, Canada, France and the United States (Missouri, Alabama, Ohio and Tennessee). It was first assigned to Cystoporata by Sepkoski in 2002. The fossil range is from the Middle Ordovician to the Upper Ordovician.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16976569 entry