Biology:Arthrostyloecia

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Short description: Extinct genus of bryozoan

Arthrostyloecia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cryptostomida
Family: Arthrostylidae
Genus: Arthrostyloecia
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". https://bryozoa.net/cryptostomida/arthrostylidae/arthrostyloecia.html. 
  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. 
  3. "Arthrostyloecia". https://bryozoa.net/cryptostomida/arthrostylidae/arthrostyloecia.html. 

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