Order Cheilostomatida Busk 1852 (bryozoan)
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomatida
Parent taxon: Gymnolaemata according to S. Pouyet 2000
See also Gordon et al. 1994 and Lee et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Cheilostomata, Ctenostomata
Subtaxa: Selenariidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (10: California collections)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence