BRYOZOA 1: SCREEN-LIKE OR FENESTRATE FORMS

Fenestrate Bryozoans

Phylum Bryozoa Fenestrellina

Fenestrate Bryozoan

Fenestrellina is one of the screen-like forms called the fenestrate bryozoans. The easily visible holes are not the chambers that the animals lived in. The animals lived in tiny chambers called zooecia in the walls of the screen (tiny circles in picture). Don’t be fooled by the similar brachiopod molds with little holes where the spines emerged.

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Fossils Cover
1-Introduction 2-What are fossils? 3-Fossil Classification 4-Sponges
5-Corals 6-Intro to Bryozoans 7-Bryozoans I 8-Bryozoans II
9-Bryozoans III 10-Intro to Brachiopods 11-Brachiopods I
12-Brachiopods II 13-Brachiopods III 14-Brachiopods IV
15-Clams 16-Snails 17-Crinoids 18-Echinoids

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