Malacostegina
| Malacostegina Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Cheilostomata |
| Suborder: | Malacostegina Levinsen, 1902 |
Malacostegina is a sub-order of marine, colonial bryozoans in the order Cheilostomata.[1] The structure of the individual zooids is generally simple, with an uncalcified, flexible frontal wall. This sub-order includes the earliest known cheilostome, in the genus Pyriporopsis (Electridae).
The genus Christinella is currently incertae sedis within the Malacostegina.
References
- ↑ Appeltans, Ward (2013). "Malacostegina". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
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