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Mirifenestella

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Mirifenestella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Fenestrata
Genus: Mirifenestella
Morozova, 1974

Mirifenestella is an extinct genus of bryozoans from the Devonian period, belonging to the order Fenestrata. Like some other fenestrate bryozoans, it produced a skeletal superstructure that protected the colony. It also developed specialized zooids known as "aviculomorphs" which occurred in pairs and may have been either for cleaning or defense purposes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ernst, Andrej (2012). "Diversity dynamics and evolutionary patterns of Devonian Bryozoa". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 93.