Scrupariina

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Scrupariina
Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Lophophorata
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Suborder: Scrupariina
Silén, 1941

Scrupariina is a suborder under order Cheilostomatida. The structure of the individual zooids is generally simple, with an uncalcified, flexible frontal wall. [1] The obsolete sub-order Anasca previously included the members of this sub-order before being deprecated. [2]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scrupariina". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Anasca". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-03-10.