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Trypostegidae
Sign in to saveTrypostegidae is a family of bryozoans belonging to the order Cheilostomatida.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumBryozoa
- ClassGymnolaemata
- OrderCheilostomatida
- FamilyTrypostegidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Trypostegidae
- Collections
- UF, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Spain, Panama, Australia, Fiji
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Trypostegidae is a family of bryozoans belonging to the order Cheilostomatida.
Trypostegidae fossil records are mainly found on the east coast of the United States, fossils have also been found all around the world, their first recorded appearance was between 55.8 - 48.6 Ma in the Eocene period. They were blind suspension feeders that bred oviparously.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Trypostegidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.