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Malacostegina Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Electra posidoniae on Posidonia oceanica, Sardinia, Italy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Bryozoa
Class:	Gymnolaemata
Order:	Cheilostomatida
Suborder:	Malacostegina Levinsen, 1902

Malacostegina is a sub-order of marine, colonial bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida. The structure of the individual zooids is generally simple, with an uncalcified, flexible frontal wall. This sub-order includes the earliest known cheilostome, in the genus Pyriporopsis (Electridae).

The genus Christinella is currently incertae sedis within the Malacostegina.

References

1. Appeltans, Ward (2013). "Malacostegina". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
2. Almeida, Ana C. S.; Souza, Facelucia B. C.; Vieira, Leandro M. (2018). "Malacostegine bryozoans (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata) from Bahia State, northeast Brazil: Taxonomy and non-indigenous species". Marine Biodiversity. 48 (3): 1463–1488. doi:10.1007/s12526-017-0639-x. S2CID 25406631.

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