Arthrostyloecia
| Arthrostyloecia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | †Cryptostomida |
| Family: | †Arthrostylidae |
| Genus: | †Arthrostyloecia Bassler, 1952 |
| Species: | †A. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| †Arthrostyloecia nitida Bassler, 1952
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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
[edit]- ^ "Arthrostyloecia". Bryozoa Home Page.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Arthrostyloecia". Bryozoa Home Page.
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