Malacostegina

Malacostegina Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Bryozoa
Class:	Gymnolaemata
Order:	Cheilostomata
Suborder:	Malacostegina Levinsen, 1902
Families
Corynostylidae Electridae Membraniporidae Wawaliidae

Malacostegina is a sub-order under order Cheilostomata. The structure of the individual zooids is generally simple, with an uncalcified, flexible frontal wall. It includes the earliest known cheilostome, the genus Pyriporopsis (Electridae).

The genus Christinella is currently incertae sedis within the Malacostegina.

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