Micropora Gray, 1848

Type species: Flustra coriacea Esper, 1791

Gray proposed the genus Micropora, with Flustra coriacea as the only species. The material he was using was that identified by Johnston (1847), as Flustra coriacea (Esper, 1791). Harmer (1926) argued that Esper's species was actually not published until 1806-1816, and also was a synonym of Cellepora nobilis Esper, 1796 (now Calpensia) and thus was not a valid species. Harmer proposed that the material that Johnston misidentified be accepted as the type species of Micropora, as Flustra coriacea Johnston (not Esper), nevertheless admitting that this was not in strict accordance with the Rules of Zoological Nomenclature.

Synonyms Author Type Species
Peneclausa Jullien, 1888 Flustra coriacea "Esper"

This genus includes the species:

  1. Micropora acorecia
  2. Berning & Wisshak, 2024 Recent East Atlantic Azores WoRMS 1784309
  3. Micropora? aculeata
  4. (d'Orbigny, 1852) Recent Northeast Atlantic WoRMS 1033335
  5. Micropora acuminata
  6. Winston, 2005 Recent West Atlantic - Caribbean WoRMS 422286
  7. Micropora aequilateralis
  8. d'Hondt & Gordon, 1999 Recent New Caledonia WoRMS 470105
  9. Micropora africana
  10. (d'Orbigny, 1852) Recent Mediterranean WoRMS 470108
  11. Micropora amphora
  12. (von Hagenow, 1839) Cretaceous Denmark WoRMS 1412184
  13. Micropora amphora elongata
  14. Levinsen, 1925 Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Denmark WoRMS 1414937
  15. Micropora amapaensis
  16. Ramalho & Moraes, 2021 Recent West Atlantic Brazil WoRMS 1497609
  17. Micropora angulata
  18. Levinsen, 1925 Cretaceous Denmark WoRMS 1405392
  19. Micropora angusta
  20. MacGillivray, 1887 Recent Australia WoRMS 470094
  21. Micropora angustiscapulis
  22. Winston, Vieira & Woollacott, 2014 Recent Southwest Atlantic Brazil WoRMS 827636
  23. Micropora ansata
  24. (von Hagenow, 1839) Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Germany WoRMS 1412185
  25. Micropora aspinosa
  26. De Blauwe & Gordon, 2014 Recent Antarctic - Weddell Sea WoRMS 768231
  27. Micropora? bengalensis
  28. Guha & Nathan, 1996 Cretaceous India WoRMS 1405393
  29. Micropora biforis
  30. (Marsson, 1887) Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Germany also Netherlands WoRMS 1412186
  31. Micropora biopesiula
  32. Pica & Berning, 2022 Recent Mediterranean Italy WoRMS 1578590
  33. Micropora borealis
  34. (d'Orbigny, 1852) Recent Northwest Atlantic Canada WoRMS 1033342
  35. Micropora brevissima
  36. Waters, 1904 Recent Antarctica WoRMS 174294
  37. Micropora candeana
  38. (d'Orbigny, 1852) Recent Indo-Pacific Malaysia WoRMS 1033336
  39. Micropora cervicornis
  40. d'Hondt & Mascarell, 2010 Recent Marquesas Is. WoRMS 843202
  41. Micropora chathamica
  42. Gordon & Taylor, 2015 Paleogene Eocene Ypresian New Zealand Chatham Islands WoRMS 1405394
  43. Micropora coriacea
  44. (Esper, 1791) Recent Europe WoRMS 111426
  45. Micropora coriacea? inarmata
  46. Soule, 1959 Recent SW Pacific WoRMS 472703
  47. Micropora cribriformis
  48. Gregory, 1893 Paleogene Eocene Bartonian England WoRMS 1405395
  49. Micropora cylindracea
  50. Ulrich & Bassler, 1907 Paleogene Paleocene Thanetian USA New Jersey WoRMS 1405396
  51. Micropora depressa
  52. (Moll, 1803) Recent Mediterranean WoRMS 1033337
  53. Micropora elegans
  54. Maplestone, 1901 Tertiary
    Recent
    Australia
    Southwest Pacific, Australia
    WoRMS 470096
  55. Micropora erecta
  56. Canu, 1910 Paleogene Eocene Bartonian France WoRMS 1405397
  57. Micropora? erecta
    (Homonym)
  58. Boonzaaier-Davids, Florence & Gibbons, 2020 Recent West Indian Ocean South Africa WoRMS 1450359
  59. Micropora erratica
  60. (Voigt, 1924) Cretaceous Germany WoRMS 1412187
  61. Micropora erratica tubulosa
  62. Voigt, 1930 Cretaceous Germany WoRMS 1414938
  63. Micropora finisterrae
  64. Moyano, 1994 Recent Chile WoRMS 470104
  65. Micropora fissurata
  66. Waters, 1926 Recent Southwest Atlantic Argentina WoRMS 470107
  67. Micropora gouetensis
  68. Balavoine, 1960 Paleogene Eocene Lutetian France WoRMS 1405398
  69. Micropora gracilis
  70. (Uttley, 1949) Recent New Zealand, Australia WoRMS 470098
  71. Micropora hennigiana
  72. Berthelsen, 1962 Cretaceous Denmark WoRMS 1405399
  73. Micropora hexagona
  74. (Zagorsek, 1994) Paleogene Eocene Priabonian Czech Republic WoRMS 1412188
  75. Micropora inaequalis
  76. (d'Orbigny, 1852) Recent Indo-Pacific Malaysia WoRMS 1033340
  77. Micropora inexpectata
  78. Moyano, 2002 Recent SE Pacific WoRMS 470109
  79. Micropora karukinkaensis
  80. Moyano, 1994 Recent Magellan Str. WoRMS 470102
  81. Micropora latiavicula
  82. Florence, Hayward & Gibbons, 2007 Recent South Africa WoRMS 470111
  83. Micropora lozengia
  84. Ziko, Hamza, & EI Safori, 1994 Neogene Miocene Egypt WoRMS 1405400
  85. Micropora lunipuncta
  86. Maplestone, 1901 Paleogene Eocene Priabonian Australia Victoria WoRMS 470110
  87. Micropora mawatarii
  88. Arakawa, 2016 Recent/td> Japan Honshu Boso Peninsula WoRMS 882823
  89. Micropora mikesmithi
  90. Taylor & Villier, 2022 Late Cretaceous Campanian France WoRMS 1580484
  91. Micropora minuticella
  92. Canu & Bassler, 1920 Paleogene Paleocene Danian USA Georgia WoRMS 1405401
  93. Micropora mortenseni
  94. Livingstone, 1929 Recent Southwest Pacific, New Zealand WoRMS 470097
  95. Micropora multicrescens
  96. Brydone, 1936 Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian England WoRMS 1405402
  97. Micropora nodimagna
  98. Ramalho & Calliari, 2015 Recent West Atlantic Brazil Rio Grande do Sul WoRMS 846007
  99. Micropora nordenskjoeldi
  100. Hara, Mörs, Hagström & Reguero, 2018 Paleogene Eocene Antarctica Seymour Island WoRMS 1405403
  101. Micropora normani
  102. Levinsen, 1909 Recent Europe WoRMS 111427
  103. Micropora notialis
  104. Hayward & Ryland, 1993 Recent Antarctica WoRMS 174300
  105. Micropora ogivalina
  106. Canu & Bassler, 1933 Cretaceous USA WoRMS 1405404
  107. Micropora papyracea
  108. (Reuss, 1848) Neogene Miocene Serravallian Austria WoRMS 1412189
  109. Micropora parva
  110. Canu & Bassler, 1933 Paleogene Paleocene Thanetian USA New Jersey WoRMS 1405405
  111. Micropora parvicella
  112. Canu & Lecointre, 1927 Miocene France WoRMS 1405406
  113. Micropora perforata
  114. David, Mongereau & Pouyet, 1972 Neogene Miocene Burdigalian France WoRMS 1405407
  115. Micropora peruviana
  116. (d'Orbigny, 1842) Recent East South Pacific Peru WoRMS 1033341
  117. Micropora plana
  118. Arakawa, 2016 Recent Japan Honshu Boso Peninsula WoRMS 882824
  119. Micropora pseudobiforis
  120. Voigt, 1962 Cretaceous Russia WoRMS 1405408
  121. Micropora quadriporosa
  122. Gordon & Taylor, 1999 Paleocene Chatham I., NZ WoRMS 1405409
  123. Micropora rimulata
  124. Canu & Bassler, 1929 Recent Philippines WoRMS 470106
  125. Micropora robusta
  126. Cook, 1985 Recent West Africa WoRMS 470099
  127. Micropora santacruzana
  128. Soule, Soule & Chaney, 1995 Recent California WoRMS 470101
  129. Micropora selknami
  130. Moyano, 1994 Recent Magellan Strait WoRMS 470103
  131. Micropora similis
  132. Hayward & Cook, 1983 Recent Indian O. WoRMS 470100
  133. Micropora speculum
  134. (Marsson, 1887) Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Germany WoRMS 1412190
  135. Micropora stellata
  136. Di Martino, Taylor & Portell, 2019 Neogene Pliocene Piacenzian USA Florida WoRMS 1405410
  137. Micropora stenostoma
  138. Busk, 1854 Recent Australia WoRMS 470093
  139. Micropora stevensis
  140. Levinsen, 1925 Cretaceous Denmark WoRMS 1405411
  141. Micropora urceolus
  142. (Eichwald, 1865) Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Netherlands WoRMS 1412192
  143. Micropora urhidensis
  144. Zagorsek, 2001 Paleogene Eocene Priabonian Hungary WoRMS 1405412
  145. Micropora variperforata
  146. Waters, 1887 Recent New Zealand, Australia (GBR) WoRMS 470095
  147. Micropora vredenburgi
  148. Guha & Gopikrishna, 2005 Neogene Miocene Aquitanian India Gujarat WoRMS 470095
[Micropora angusta] [Micropora biopesiula] [Micropora image] [Micropora rimulata ] [Micropora stenostoma ]
Micropora angusta Micropora biopesiula Micropora species Micropora rimulata Micropora stenostoma

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Edited by Phil Bock
Modified on 17/1/2017
Modified on 1/9/2017 (Added 19 species)
Modified on 4/12/2018 (Added M.nordenskjoeldi)
Modified on 12/3/2019 (Added M.stellata)
Modified on 10/6/2020 (Added WoRMS links)
Modified on 27/7/2020 (Added M.erecta)
Modified on 29/3/2021 (Added M.amapaensis)
Modified on 20/4/2022 (Added M.biopesiula)
Modified on 13/5/2022 (Added M.mikesmithi)
Modified on 18/12/2024 (Added M.acorecia)
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