Biology:Malacostegina

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Short description: Order of moss animals

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

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).

The genus Christinella is currently incertae sedis within the Malacostegina.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6740897 entry