Mirifenestella
Appearance
Mirifenestella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
[edit]- ^ Ernst, Andrej (2012). "Diversity dynamics and evolutionary patterns of Devonian Bryozoa". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 93.