''Diplopora'' is an extinct genus of marine dasycladacean algae in the family Diploporaceae.

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the

Silurian The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozo ...

to the

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...

(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.Paleobiology Database
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Species

Species within this genus include: * †'' Diplopora oregonensis'' E. Flügel et al. * †'' Diplopora permica'' Korde 1965 * †'' Diplopora annulata'' Schafhäutl M Herak - 195
Some Problems in the Dasyclad Genus Diplopora
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References

Ulvophyceae Prehistoric plant genera Triassic plants Fossil algae Silurian first appearances Jurassic extinctions Prehistoric plants of North America {{jurassic-plant-stub