Arthrostyloecia

Arthrostyloecia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: †Cryptostomida
Family: †Arthrostylidae
Genus: †
Bassler, 1952
Species:
†A. nitida
Binomial name
†Arthrostyloecia nitida
Bassler, 1952

Arthrostyloecia is an extinct genus of bryozoan of the family Arthrostylidae, that lived in the Ordovician period.[1] Its colonies are articulated, distinctively containing ball and socket joints.[2] It contains a single species, Arthrostyloecia nitida.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Arthrostyloecia". Bryozoa Home Page.
  2. ^ Jackson, Patrick N. Wyse; Ernst, Andrej; Suarez Andres, Juan L (2017). "Articulation in the Family Rhabdomesidae (Cryptostomata: Bryozoa) from the Mississippian of Ireland". Irish Journal of Earth Sciences. 35: 35–44. doi:10.3318/ijes.2017.35.35. S2CID 134697040.
  3. ^ "Arthrostyloecia". Bryozoa Home Page.
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