Kukersella

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Kukersella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cyclostomatida
Family: Crownoporidae
Genus: Kukersella
Toots, 1952
Species[1]

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Synonyms[1]
  • Crownopora Ross, 1967

Kukersella is an extinct genus of bryozoan of the family Crownoporidae, known from the Ordovician period. Its colonies consist of cylindrical branches growing from an encrusting base.[2]

Species[edit]

  • Kukersella borealis (Bassler, 1911)
  • Kukersella erratica Dzik, 1981

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kukersella". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ Ernst, Andrej; Key, Marcus (2007). "Upper Ordovician Bryozoa from the Montagne de Noire, Southern France". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 5 (4): 365. Bibcode:2007JSPal...5..359E. doi:10.1017/S1477201907002155. S2CID 85115257.