Diplopora Explained

Diplopora is an extinct genus of marine dasycladacean algae in the family Diploporaceae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Silurian to the Jurassic (from about 426.2 to 155.7 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Europe, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Iraq and United States.^[5]

Species

Species within this genus include:^[5]

• †Diplopora oregonensis E. Flügel et al.
• †Diplopora permica Korde 1965
• †Diplopora annulata Schafhäutl ^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.gbif.org/species/3229658 GBIF
2. Book: Orr. Elizabeth L.. Orr. William N.. Oregon fossils. 2009. Oregon State University Press. Corvallis. 9780870715730. 2nd. 7–8.
3. Web site: The University of Montana Paleontology Center. 23 November 2014.
4. Erik Flügel . Baba Senowbari-Daryan . George D. Stanley, Jr. . 1989 . Late Triassic dasycladacean alga from northeastern Oregon: significance of first reported occurrence in western North America . . 63 . 3 . 374–381 . 10.1017/S0022336000019545 . 1305509. 130316730 .
5. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=54813 Paleobiology Database
6. M Herak - 1957 Some Problems in the Dasyclad Genus Diplopora