Exostesia Brown 1948 (bryozoan)

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

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

See also Brown 1952

Sister taxa: Acanthodesia, Adenifera, Biflustra, Cellarinidra, Desmacystis, Gregarinidra, Heliodoma, Membranipora, Nitscheina, Pseudostege, Quadricellaria, Synaptacella, Tamanicella, Trochopora, Reussirella, Discoporella, Cupuladria, Vibracellina, Biselenaria

Subtaxa: Exostesia parki

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at MacDonald's Quarry, Oamaru (Eocene of New Zealand)

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