Ceramopora is an extinct genus of bryozoan of the family Ceramoporidae. It is one of the earliest genera of bryozoans. Its colonies were thin and discoid, with large autozooecia, abundant communication pores, lunaria, and monticules with depressions in their centers. It had no acanthostyles or diaphragms, distinguishing it from Acanthoceramoporella.[2]

Ceramopora
Temporal range: Tremadocian–Givetian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cystoporida
Family: Ceramoporidae
Genus: Ceramopora

References

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  1. ^ "Ceramopora". www.bryozoa.net. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ Ernst, Andrej; Key, Marcus (2007). "Upper Ordovician Bryozoa from the Montagne de Noire, Southern France". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 5 (4): 365. Bibcode:2007JSPal...5..359E. doi:10.1017/S1477201907002155. S2CID 85115257.