Permoheloclema porifera Fritz 1932 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae

Alternative combinations: Permoheloclema perforatum, Rhombopora porifera

Full reference: M. A. Fritz. 1932. Permian Bryozoa from Vancouver Island. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 26:93-109

Belongs to Permoheloclema according to H. A. Nakrem 1994

See also Fritz 1932 and Gorjunova 1985

Sister taxa: Permoheloclema dunaevae, Permoheloclema merum

Type specimen: Nat Mus Can 6815,b. Its type locality is Azure Lake Section, Marble Peak, Vancouver Island, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Buttle Lake Formation of Canada.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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