Cystoporata
Cystoporata is an extinct order of Paleozoic bryozoans.[1] Their fossils are found from Ordovician to Triassic strata.
| Cystoporata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Lophophorata |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | †Cystoporata |
All cystoporatan bryozoan genera (around 50 or so) have a "cystopore," a chamber-like supporting structure, separated from each other by transverse septa, situated between the characteristically elongated zooecias of each individual colony.[2]
References
- "Cystoporata".
- Lehmann, Ulrich (1983). Fossil Invertebrates. Cambridge University Press. p. 226. ISBN 9780521270281.
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