Arthrostyloecia

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]

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

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.
  3. "Arthrostyloecia". Bryozoa Home Page.
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