Microporella Hincks, 1877

Type species: Eschara ciliata Pallas, 1766

Synonyms Author Type species
Microporelloides Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003 Microporelloides (Patorporella) mazatlantica Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003
Patorporella Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003 Microporelloides (Patorporella) mazatlantica Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003
Cribriporella Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003 Microporella cribrosa Osburn, 1952
Diporula Hincks, 1879 Eschara verrucosa Peach, 1868

This genus includes the species:

  1. Microporella acicularis
    		2.  Winston, 2016 Recent Northwest Atlantic USA Florida WoRMS 868522
  2. Microporella agonistes
    		3. Gordon, 1984 Recent New Zealand, Australia WoRMS 470032
  3. Microporella alaskana
    		4. Dick & Ross, 1988 Recent Alaska WoRMS 470045
  4. Microporella ampla
    		5. Canu & Bassler, 1928 Recent Gulf of Mexico WoRMS 422379
  5. Microporella annae
    		6.  De Blauwe, 2025 Recent Northeast Atlantic Belgium WoRMS 1840737
  6. Microporella antarctica
    		7. Hu & Wang, 1984 Recent Antarctica WoRMS 470057
  7. Microporella antiborealis
    		8. Liu & Liu, 2001 Recent China WoRMS 388060
  8. Microporella appendiculata
    		9. (Heller, 1867) Recent Mediterranean WoRMS 111419
  9. Microporella arctica
    		10. Norman, 1903 Recent Arctic WoRMS 111420
  10. Microporella areolata
    		11. O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, 1923 Recent Pacific northeast Canada WoRMS 470076
  11. Microporella areolata
    (Homonym)
    		12. Moyano, 1983 Recent Chile WoRMS 470056
  12. Microporella aspera
    		13.  (d'Orbigny, 1852) Recent Mediterranean Algeria WoRMS 1033390
  13. Microporella avilai
    		14.  Berning & Wisshak, 2024 Recent East Atlantic Azores WoRMS 1784317
  14. Microporella barrandei
    		15. (Reuss, 1847) Neogene Austria, France, Italy WoRMS 1412193
  15. Microporella berningi
    		16.  Zágoršek, 2010 Neogene Miocene Langhian Czech Republic WoRMS 1405414
  16. Microporella bicollaris
    		17.  Di Martino & Rosso, 2021 Recent Mediterranean Italy WoRMS 1524062
  17. Microporella bicristata
    		18.  (Busk, 1854) Recent South Atlantic WoRMS 1033391
  18. Microporella? bifoliata
    		19. Ulrich & Bassler, 1904 Neogene Miocene Serravallian USA MAryland WoRMS 1405415
  19. Microporella borealis
    		20. Suwa & Mawatari, 1998 Recent Japan WoRMS 470059
  20. Microporella browni
    		21.  Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo & Sanner, 2011 Recent Indian Ocean, Mediterranean WoRMS 761357
  21. Microporella cailleti
    		22. Canu & Bassler, 1935 Tertiary (Miocene) SE Australia WoRMS 1405416
  22. Microporella californica
    		23. Busk, 1856 Recent Pacific northeast California WoRMS 470040
  23. Microporella candeana
    		24.  (d'Orbigny, 1852) Recent South China Sea WoRMS 1033393
  24. Microporella catalinensis
    		25. Soule, Soule & Chaney, 1995 Recent California WoRMS 470048
  25. Microporella ciliata
    		26. (Pallas, 1766) Recent Europe WoRMS 111421
  26. Microporella ciliata castrocarensis
    		27.  Neviani, 1895 Neogene Miocene Italy WoRMS 1414939
  27. Microporella clypeiformis
    		28. Liu, 2001 Recent China WoRMS 470079
  28. Microporella collaroides
    		29.  Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo & Sanner, 2011 Recent Red Sea WoRMS 761364
  29. Microporella coronata
    		30.  (Audouin in Savigny, 1826) Recent Indo-Pacific WoRMS 111422
  30. Microporella coronula
    		31. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003) Recent Mexico (Gulf of California) WoRMS 1033397
  31. Microporella crenilabris
    		32. (Reuss, 1848) Tertiary Europe WoRMS 1412194
  32. Microporella cribellata
    		33. Liu & Liu, 2001 Recent China WoRMS 388061
  33. Microporella cribrosa
    		34. Osburn, 1952 Recent USA (California) WoRMS 470049
  34. Microporella crustula
    		35.  Hayward & Winston, 2011 Recent Antarctic WoRMS 709369
  35. Microporella cucullata
    		36. Canu & Bassler, 1928 Recent Atlantic Brazil WoRMS 470068
  36. Microporella curta
    		37.  Almeida, Souza, Menegola, & Vieira, 2017 Recent West Atlantic Brazil WoRMS 1012015
  37. Microporella decussata
    		38.  (Lamarck, 1816) Recent Australia (no region) WoRMS 1033394
  38. Microporella dentata
    		39.  Chowdhury & Di Martino, 2024 Recent Northeast Pacific USA California WoRMS 1752382
  39. Microporella dentilingua
    		40.  Tilbrook, 2006 Recent Solomon Islands WoRMS 470087
  40. Microporella diademata
    		41. (Lamouroux, 1825) Recent S. Atlantic, Pacific? WoRMS 470037
  41. Microporella dimidiata
    		42. Ortmann, 1890 Recent Japan WoRMS 882871
  42. Microporella dirupoi
    		43.  De Blauwe, 2025 Recent Northeast Atlantic Belgium WoRMS 1840735
  43. Microporella discors
    		44. Uttley & Bullivant, 1972 Recent New Zealand WoRMS 470033
  44. Microporella donovani
    		45. Taylor & Foster, 1994 Plio-Pleistocene Tobago, W. Indies WoRMS 1405418
  45. Microporella echinata
    		46. Androsova, 1958 Recent NW Pacific WoRMS 470055
  46. Microporella elegans
    		47. Suwa & Mawatari, 1998 Recent Japan WoRMS 470060
  47. Microporella epihalimeda
    		48.  Tilbrook, 2006 Recent Solomon Islands WoRMS 470089
  48. Microporella eustomata
    		49.  (Gabb & Horn, 1862) Neogene Pleistocene USA California WoRMS 1412195
  49. Microporella fallax
    		50. Canu, 1904 Neogene Miocene Argentina WoRMS 1405419
  50. Microporella fimbriata
    		51. Ryland & Hayward 1992 Recent Australia (GBR) WoRMS 470030
  51. Microporella fissurifera
    		52. Canu & Bassler, 1923 Neogene Pliocene Zanclean USA South Carolina WoRMS 1405420
  52. Microporella flabelligera
    		53. Levinsen, 1909 Recent Mediterranean WoRMS 1037132
  53. Microporella formosa
    		54. Suwa & Mawatari, 1998 Recent Japan WoRMS 470061
  54. Microporella franklini
    		55. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003) Recent USA (California) WoRMS 470077
  55. Microporella funbio
    		56.  Ramalho & López-Fé, 2020 Recent Northeast Atlantic Spain WoRMS 1434695
  56. Microporella galapagensis
    		57. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003) Recent Galapagos I. WoRMS 882872
  57. Microporella gappai
    		58.  Figuerola, Gordon & Cristobo, 2018 Recent Southwest Atlantic WoRMS 1055896
  58. Microporella genisii
    		59.  (Audouin, 1826) Recent Mediterranean WoRMS 761358
  59. Microporella germana
    		60. Dick & Ross, 1988 Recent Alaska WoRMS 470046
  60. Microporella gibbera
    		61. Canu & Bassler, 1923 Neogene Pleistocene USA California WoRMS 1405421
  61. Microporella gibbosula
    		62. Canu & Bassler, 1930 Recent Galapagos, E Pacific WoRMS 470054
  62. Microporella gladirostra
    		63.  Ramsfjell, Taylor, & Di Martino, 2022 Neogene Miocene Aquitanian-Burdigalian New Zealand WoRMS 1595200
  63. Microporella goreaui
    		64.  Winston & Jackson, 2021 Recent Caribbean Jamaica WoRMS 1516169
  64. Microporella harmeri
    		65. Hayward, 1988 Recent Mauritius WoRMS 470041
  65. Microporella hastigera
    		66. (Busk, 1884) Recent Atlantic northeast WoRMS 470074
  66. Microporella hastingsae
    		67.  Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo & Sanner, 2011 Recent Red Sea WoRMS 761366
  67. Microporella hawaiiensis
    		68. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003) Recent Hawai'i WoRMS 1033396
  68. Microporella heermannii
    		69.  (Gabb & Horn, 1862) Neogene Pleistocene USA California WoRMS 1412196
  69. Microporella helgolandensis
    		70.  De Blauwe, 2025 Recent Northeast Atlantic Belgium WoRMS 1840738
  70. Microporella hexagona
    		71. Canu & Bassler, 1923 Neogene Pliocene Zanclean USA South Carolina WoRMS 1405422
  71. Microporella huanghaiensis
    		72. Liu, 2001 Recent China WoRMS 470078
  72. Microporella hyadesi
    		73. (Jullien, 1888) Recent
    Tertiary    		 Atlantic
    New Zealand    		 WoRMS 470043
  73. Microporella ichnusae
    		74.  Di Martino & Rosso, 2021 Recent Mediterranean Italy WoRMS 1524063
  74. Microporella impressa
    		75.  Nobre, 1905 Recent Northeast Atlantic Portugal WoRMS 1033401
  75. Microporella inamoena
    		76. (Reuss, 1874) Neogene Miocene Tortonian Austria, Poland WoRMS 1412197
  76. Microporella incrustans
    		77. (Vigneaux, 1949) Neogene Miocene Helvetian France WoRMS 1412198
  77. Microporella incurvata
    		78.  Ramsfjell, Taylor, & Di Martino, 2022 Neogene Miocene Aquitanian-Burdigalian New Zealand WoRMS 1595199
  78. Microporella inermis
    		79. Liu & Liu, 2001 Recent China WoRMS 388062
  79. Microporella inflata
    		80. Ulrich & Bassler, 1904 Neogene Miocene Serravallian USA Maryland WoRMS 1405423
  80. Microporella infundibulipora
    		81. Soule, Soule & Chaney, 1995 Recent California WoRMS 470050
  81. Microporella intermedia
    		82. Livingstone, 1929 Recent New Zealand WoRMS 470034
  82. Microporella joannae
    		83. Calvet, 1902 Recent Mediterranean WoRMS 1471847
  83. Microporella ketchikanensis
    		84. Dick, Grischenko & Mawatari, 2005 Recent Pacific north WoRMS 389635
  84. Microporella kindi
    		85.  De Blauwe, 2025 Recent Northeast Atlantic Belgium WoRMS 1840736
  85. Microporella klugei
    		86.  Kukliński & Taylor, 2008 Recent Arctic WoRMS 470091
  86. Microporella laticella
    		87. Canu & Bassler, 1928 Recent North Africa WoRMS 470067
  87. Microporella leopolitana
    		88. Boyko, 1966 Neogene Miocene Tortonian Russia WoRMS 1405424
  88. Microporella lepralioides
    		89. Canu & Bassler, 1925 Recent North Africa WoRMS 470070
  89. Microporella lepueana
    		90. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2004) Recent American Samoa WoRMS 470082
  90. Microporella lineata
    		91. Canu & Bassler, 1929 Recent Philippines, SW Pacific WoRMS 470035
  91. Microporella lingulata
    		92.  Di Martino, Taylor & Gordon, 2020 Recent South Pacific - New Zealand WoRMS 1445685 LSID
  92. Microporella lobopodia
    		93.  Berning & Wisshak, 2024 Recent East Atlantic Azores WoRMS 1784319
  93. Microporella luellae
    		94.  Grischenko, Dick & Mawatari, 2007 Recent Japan Hokkaido WoRMS 472896
  94. Microporella lunifera
    		95. (Haswell, 1880) Recent Australia WoRMS 470031
  95. Microporella madiba
    		96.  Florence, Hayward & Gibbons, 2007 Recent South Africa WoRMS 468289
  96. Microporella maldiviensis
    		97.  Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo & Sanner, 2011 Recent Indian Ocean Maldives WoRMS 761371
  97. Microporella mandibulata
    		98. Branch & Hayward, 2005 Recent S. Indian O. WoRMS 389648
  98. Microporella? marginata
    		99.  Maplestone, 1902 Paleogene Oligocene Australia Victoria WoRMS 1405425
  99. Microporella marsupiata
    		100. (Busk, 1860) Recent W Atlantic WoRMS 416669
  100. Microporella mayensis
    		101. Winston, 1984 Recent Belize WoRMS 470044
  101. Microporella mazatlanica
    		102. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003) Recent Pacific Mexico WoRMS 1033398
  102. Microporella micropora
    		103.  Tilbrook, 2006 Recent Solomon Islands WoRMS 470086
  103. Microporella modesta
    		104.  Di Martino, Taylor & Gordon, 2020 Recent Mediterranean Algeria WoRMS 1445686 LSID
  104. Microporella monilifera
    		105. Liu & Liu, 2001 Recent China WoRMS 388063
  105. Microporella neocribroides
    		106. Dick & Ross, 1988 Recent Alaska WoRMS 470047
  106. Microporella nidulata ?
    		107.  (Lamouroux, 1825) Recent South Atlantic Falklands WoRMS 1037133
  107. Microporella noaillanensis
    		108. Vigneaux, 1949 Neogene Miocene France WoRMS 1405426
  108. Microporella nodulifera
    		109.  Berning & Wisshak, 2024 Recent East Atlantic Azores WoRMS 1784320
  109. Microporella normani
    		110. Canu & Bassler, 1928 Recent
    Pliocene    		 Atlantic north
    Jamaica    		 WoRMS 470069
  110. Microporella ordo
    		111. Brown, 1952 Recent
    Tertiary    		 New Zealand WoRMS 470058
  111. Microporella ordoides
    		112.  Di Martino, Taylor & Gordon, 2020 Recent South Pacific - New Zealand WoRMS 1445684 LSID
  112. Microporella orientalis
    		113. Harmer, 1957 Recent Indo-Pacific WoRMS 111423
  113. Microporella pachyspina
    		114.  Di Martino & Rosso, 2021 Recent Mediterranean Italy WoRMS 1524064
  114. Microporella papulifera
    		115. (Canu & Bassler, 1923) Neogene Pliocene Zanclean USA Florida WoRMS 1412199
  115. Microporella paterifera
    		116.  Winston & Jackson, 2021 Recent Caribbean Jamaica WoRMS 1516170
  116. Microporella pauciperforata
    		117.  Chowdhury & Di Martino, 2024 Recent Northeast Pacific USA California WoRMS 1752383
  117. Microporella pectinata
    		118.  Tilbrook, 2006 Recent Solomon Islands WoRMS 470088
  118. Microporella personata
    		119. (Busk, 1854) Recent S Atlantic, SE Pacific WoRMS 470042
  119. Microporella peschongi
    		120. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2003) Recent Pacific east WoRMS 1033399
  120. Microporella pirikaensis
    		121. Hayami, 1975 Neogene Miocene Japan WoRMS 1405427
  121. Microporella plana
    		122.  Neviani, 1898 Recent Mediterranean WoRMS 1033403
  122. Microporella planata
    		123. Soule, Soule & Chaney, 1995 Recent California WoRMS 470051
  123. Microporella pocilliformis
    		124.  Waters, 1885 Neogene Miocene Australia SA WoRMS 1405428
  124. Microporella pontifica
    		125. Osburn, 1952 Recent Mexico, E.Pacific WoRMS 422380
  125. Microporella praecilata
    		126. Ulrich & Bassler, 1904 Neogene Miocene Serravallian USA Maryland WoRMS 1405429
  126. Microporella protea
    		127. Winston, 2005 Recent Atlantic west USA WoRMS 422381
  127. Microporella proxima
    		128.  Ramalho, Muricy & Taylor, 2011 Recent West Atlantic Brazil WoRMS 573179
  128. Microporella? pulchra
    		129. Androsova, 1958 Recent Pacific northwest WoRMS 470073
  129. Microporella pulchra
    (Homonym)
    		130. Suwa & Mawatari, 1998 Recent Japan WoRMS 470062
  130. Microporella pyriformis
    		131.  (Busk, 1859) Neogene Pliocene England WoRMS 1412200
  131. Microporella quadrispinosa
    		132.  Berning & Wisshak, 2024 Recent East Atlantic Azores WoRMS 1784318
  132. Microporella regularis
    (Status?)
    		133.  (d'Orbigny, 1842) Recent South Atlantic WoRMS 1037134
  133. Microporella rhodanica
    		134. David & Pouyet, 1972 Neogene Miocene Burdigalian France WoRMS 1405430
  134. Microporella rogickae
    		135. Winston, Hayward & Craig, 2000 Recent NW Atlantic WoRMS 470071
  135. Microporella rota
    		136.  Chowdhury & Di Martino, 2024 Recent Northeast Pacific USA California WoRMS 1752384
  136. Microporella rusti
    		137.  Di Martino, Taylor, Gordon & Liow, 2017 Neogene Pleistocene New Zealand WoRMS 1405431
  137. Microporella sanmiguelensis
    		138. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2004) Recent California WoRMS 470083
  138. Microporella santabarbarensis
    		139. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2004) Recent California WoRMS 470084
  139. Microporella sarasotaensis
    		140.  Di Martino, Taylor & Portell, 2019 Neogene Pliocene Piacenzian USA Florida WoRMS 1405432
  140. Microporella sargassophilia
    		141.  Jain, Gordon, Huang, Kuklinski, & Liow, 2022 Recent Indo-Pacific Singapore WoRMS 1575272
  141. Microporella saucatsensis
    		142. Vigneaux, 1949 Neogene Miocene Burdigalian France WoRMS 1405433
  142. Microporella serrata
    		143. Mawatari & Suwa, 1998 Recent Japan WoRMS 470064
  143. Microporella setiformis
    		144. O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, 1923 Recent Pacific northeast WoRMS 470052
  144. Microporella soulieri
    		145.  Calvet, 1902 Recent Mediterranean France WoRMS 1033406
  145. Microporella speciosa
    		146. Suwa, Dick & Mawatari, 1998 Recent Alaska WoRMS 470066
  146. Microporella speculum
    		147. Brown, 1952 Tertiary
    Recent    		 New Zealand WoRMS 470038
  147. Microporella spicata
    		148. MacGillivray, 1889 Recent Australia southeast WoRMS 470085
  148. Microporella stellata
    		149. (Verrill, 1879) Recent NW Atlantic WoRMS 470072
  149. Microporella stenoporta
    		150. Hayward & Taylor, 1984 Recent
    Pliocene    		 Antarctic WoRMS 231828
  150. Microporella svalbardensis
    		151. Kuklinski & Hayward, 2004 Recent Arctic WoRMS 221551
  151. Microporella tamiamiensis
    		152.  Di Martino, Taylor & Portell, 2019 Neogene Pliocene Piacenzian USA Florida WoRMS 1405434
  152. Microporella tanyae
    		153.  Di Martino, Taylor & Gordon, 2020 Neogene Pliocene USA Virginia WoRMS 1445683 LSID
  153. Microporella tetrastoma
    		154.  (Römer, 1863) Paleogene Oligocene Rupelian France WoRMS 1412201
  154. Microporella tonkinensis
    		155.  Dick, Ngai & Doan, 2020 Recent South China Sea Vietnam WoRMS 1424312
  155. Microporella tractabilis
    		156. Canu & Bassler, 1930 Recent Pacific east WoRMS 422382
  156. Microporella trigonellata
    		157. Suwa & Mawatari, 1998 Recent Japan WoRMS 470063
  157. Microporella tubulifera
    		158.  Neviani, 1895 Neogene Miocene Italy WoRMS 1405435
  158. Microporella typica
    		159.  O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, 1923 Recent Northeast Pacific Canada WoRMS 1033407
  159. Microporella umbonata
    		160. Hincks, 1883 Recent Pacific northeast WoRMS 470075
  160. Microporella umboniformis
    		161. Soule, Soule & Chaney, 1995 Recent California WoRMS 470053
  161. Microporella?? umbonula
    (Genus unknown)
    		162. (Osburn, 1952) Recent Pacific northeast WoRMS 470036
  162. Microporella unca
    		163. Mawatari & Suwa, 1998 Recent Japan WoRMS 470065
  163. Microporella utriculus
    		164. (Manzoni, 1869) Neogene Italy, Portugal WoRMS 1412202
  164. Microporella vacuatus
    		165. Liu & Liu, 2001 Recent China WoRMS 388064
  165. Microporella vanoutryvei
    		166.  De Blauwe, 2025 Recent Northeast Atlantic Belgium WoRMS 1840734
  166. Microporella ventricosa
    		167. Canu & Bassler, 1929 Recent Philippines WoRMS 882891
  167. Microporella verrucosa
    		168. (Peach, 1868) Recent Atlantic WoRMS 1524065
  168. Microporella vibraculifera
    		169. Hincks, 1883 Recent Pacific northeast WoRMS 470039
  169. Microporella waghotensis
    		170.  Guha & Gopikrishna, 2007 Neogene Miocene Aquitanian India Gujarat WoRMS 470090
  170. Microporella whiterocki
    		171.  Ramsfjell, Taylor, & Di Martino, 2022 Neogene Miocene Aquitanian-Burdigalian New Zealand WoRMS 1595201
  171. Microporella wrigleyi
    		172. (Soule, Chaney & Morris, 2004) Recent California WoRMS 470081
 
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Edited by Phil Bock
Modified on 11/10/16
Modified on 7/7/2017 (added M.curta)
Modified on 24/8/2017 (added M.rusti)
Modified on 24/1/2018 (added M.gappai)
Modified on 12/3/2019 (added M.sarasotaensis, M.tamiamiensis)
Modified on 8/3/2020 (added M.tonkinensis)
Modified on 5/5/2020 (added M.funbio)
Modified on 10/6/2020 (Added WoRMS links)
Modified on 3/7/2020 (Added 4 species)
Modified on 21/6/2021 (Added M.goreaui, M.paterifera)
Modified on 3/8/2021 (Added M.bicollaris, N.ichnusae, M. pachyspina, M.verrucosa, M. joannae)
Modified on 2/4/2022 (Added M.sargassophilia)
Modified on 28/7/2022 (Added three species)
Modified on 12/12/2023 (Moved M.chubutiana to Parainversiula)
Modified on 29/1/2024
Modified on 20/5/2024 (Added three species)
Modified on 18/12/2024 (Added four species)
Modified on 21/10/2025 (Added five species)
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