Quadrisemicoscinium Explained

Quadrisemicoscinium is an extinct genus of fenestrate bryozoan, known from the Early Devonian period, of the family Semicosciniidae. It formed net-like colonies of relatively thick branches with two rows of autozooids per branch, supported by a vesicular skeleton.[1] [2]

Species

Three species are recognized.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ernst . Andrej . Dorsch . Tobias . Keller . Martin . A bryozoan fauna from the Santa Lucia Formation (Lower–Middle Devonian) of Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain . Facies . 2011 . 57 . 2 . 301–329. 10.1007/s10347-010-0238-9 . 2011Faci...57..301E . 129231518 .
  2. Ernst. Andrej. 2012. Diversity dynamics and evolutionary patterns of Devonian Bryozoa. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 93.
  3. Bock, P.. 2022 . World List of Bryozoa. Quadrisemicoscinium Plamenskaya, 1991 † . 1378341. 2 March 2022.

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