Metastenodiscus is an extinct genus of Triassic trepostome bryozoans of the family Stenoporidae. It is distinct from Stenodiscus because of the presence of cystiphragms and the presence of a wide range of sizes of acanthostyles.[1]

Metastenodiscus
Temporal range: 212.0–205.6 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Trepostomida
Family: Stenoporidae
Genus: Metastenodiscus
Ernst, Schäfer & Grant-Mackie, 2015

References

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  1. ^ Ernst, Andrej; Schafer, Priska; Grant-Mackie, Jack A. (2015). "New Caledonian Triassic Bryozoa". Journal of Paleontology. 89 (5): 730–747. Bibcode:2015JPal...89..730E. doi:10.1017/jpa.2015.50. S2CID 131038063.