Mesonea Canu and Bassler 1920 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Tubuliporidae

Parent taxon: Tubuliporidae according to R. S. Bassler 1953

See also Brown 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bicrisina, Biidmonea, Biretepora, Bitubigera, Centronea, Clavicava, Clavitubigera, Crisinella, Crisisina, Erkosonea, Exidmonea, Idmidronea, Idmonella, Multitubigera, Pergensella, Platonea, Pleuronea, Radiocavea, Retecava, Semiclausa, Semitubigera, Tennysonia, Tretonea, Tubulipora, Zagorsekia, Protocrisina

Subtaxa: Mesonea radians

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Weymouth's Bore (Pliocene of Australia)

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