Cribrilinidae

Ascophora
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomata
Suborder: Ascophora
Hincks, 1879
Family: Cribrilinidae
Genera

See classification

The Cribrilinidae family is a part of the suborder Ascophora within the bryozoans. They are characterized by numerous spinose ribs (costae) overarching the frontal membrane of each zooid.

Classification

The diverse nature of the large number of genera included in this family (115) may require it to be split into several families.


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