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Trypostegidae
Sign in to saveTrypostegidae is a family of bryozoans belonging to the order Cheilostomatida.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Trypostegidae is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Bryozoa, Animalia and Wikidata.
It is catalogued under the topic Cheilostomatida.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumBryozoa
- ClassGymnolaemata
- OrderCheilostomatida
- FamilyTrypostegidae
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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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Encyclopedic overview
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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.