Diaperoecia Canu 1918 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Diaperoeciidae

Parent taxon: Diaperoeciidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953

See also Kiessling 2004, Lee et al. 1997 and Schmidt 2003

Sister taxa: Crisulipora, Desmediaperoecia, Diplosolen, Entalophoroecia, Harmelinopora, Lekythionia, Nevianipora, Stigmatoechos, Ybselosoecia

Subtaxa: Diaperoecia californica Diaperoecia germanicus Diaperoecia papillosa Diaperoecia rugosa Diaperoecia tubuliformis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)

• Miocene of Algeria (2), Egypt (1)

• Oligocene of United States (6: Alabama, Mississippi)

• Eocene of New Zealand (2), United States (1: Mississippi)

• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey)

• Cretaceous of Germany (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences

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