The Cribrilinidae family is a part of the suborder Ascophora within the bryozoans. They are characterized by numerous spinose ribs (costae) overarching the frontal membrane of each zooid.

Ascophora
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - Recent
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Cribrilinidae

Hincks, 1879
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The family was first described by Thomas Hincks in 1879.[1]

Classification

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The diverse nature of the large number of genera included in this family (115) may require it to be split into several families.

  • Family Cribrilinidae

References

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  1. ^ Bock, P. (2023). "World List of Bryozoa. Cribrilinidae Hincks, 1879". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ehrhard Voigt; Dennis P. Gordon (1995). "Ascancestor and Confusocella-two new genera of cheilostomate Bryozoa from the Upper Cretaceous with transitional frontal-shield morphologies". Berliner geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen Reihe A Geologie und Paläontologie. 16: 15–23. doi:10.23689/FIDGEO-5944. Wikidata Q122708022.