Gyroporella

{{Short description|Extinct genus of algae}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Diploporaceae - Gyroporella.JPG

| image_caption = Fossil Gyroporella from Triassic of Italy

| fossil_range = PermianTriassic {{fossilrange|272.5|205.6}}

| taxon = Gyroporella

| authority = Gümbel 1872

}}

Gyroporella is an extinct genus of green algae, placed either in the family Dasycladaceae{{AlgaeBase genus|name=Gyroporella|id=52454|access-date=2022-03-01}} or the family Triploporellaceae.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=106984 Paleobiology Database]

Fossil record

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Permian to the Triassic (from about 272.5 to 205.6 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Malaysia and Tunisia.

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