Malacostegina

Malacostegina is a sub-order of marine, colonial bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida.[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).

Malacostegina
Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent
Electra posidoniae on Posidonia oceanica, Sardinia, Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Lophophorata
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Suborder: Malacostegina
Levinsen, 1902

The genus Christinella is currently incertae sedis within the Malacostegina.

References
  1. Appeltans, Ward (2013). "Malacostegina". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-05.


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