Lunaferamita

Lunaferamita is an extinct genus of cystoporate bryozoans of the family Constellariidae, known from the Middle Ordovician. It is distinct from other Constellariidae due to the presence of a lunarium, a quality distinctive to cystoporates. Like other Constellariidae, such as Constellaria, it has star-shaped monticules (bumps) on the surface of its colonies.[1]

Lunaferamita
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: †Cystoporida
Family: †Constellariidae
Genus: †Lunaferamita
Utgaard 1981

Species

The following species are recognized:[2]

  • †Lunaferamita bassleri Loeblich 1942
  • †Lunaferamita nevadensis Utgaard 1981
  • †Lunaferamita virginiensis Utgaard 1981

References
  1. Utgaard, John (1981). "Lunaferamita, a New Genus of Constellariidae (Bryozoa) with Strong Cystoporate Affinities". Journal of Paleontology. 55 (5): 1058–1070.
  2. "Lunaferamita Utgaard 1981". Palaeobiology Database.


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