Arthrostyloecia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Bryozoa |
Class: | Stenolaemata |
Order: | † Cryptostomida |
Family: | † Arthrostylidae |
Genus: | † Arthrostyloecia Bassler, 1952 |
Species: | †A. nitida |
Binomial name | |
†Arthrostyloecia nitida Bassler, 1952 |
Arthrostyloecia is an extinct genus of bryozoan of the family Arthrostylidae, that lived in the Ordovician period. [1] Its colonies are articulated, distinctively containing ball and socket joints. [2] It contains a single species, Arthrostyloecia nitida. [3]