Jump to content

Inversiulidae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Inversiulidae
Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Suborder:
Family:
Inversiulidae

Vigneaux, 1949
Genera

The Inversiulidae is a family within the bryozoan order Cheilostomatida. Colonies are often encrusting sheets on shells or rocks. The zooids are characterised by having an operculum that opens in the opposite way to other cheilostome genera; i.e. the hinge is located at the 'top' (towards the growing edge) of the zooid.

References

[edit]