Inversiulidae

Inversiulidae is a family of bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida.

Description

Colonies are often encrusting sheets on shells or rocks. The zooids are characterised by having an operculum that opens in the opposite way to other cheilostome genera; i.e. the hinge is located at the 'top' of the zooid.

Classification

This family includes the following genera:

Inversiula Jullien, 1888
Parainversiula López-Gappa, Ezcurra, Schwaha & Pérez, 2023