Hallopora

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.

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

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

References
  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. doi:10.1017/jpa.2018.101. S2CID 135188343.
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