Iberostomata
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Iberostomata fombuenensis is an extinct species
of bryozoa
which existed in what is now Spain
during the Katian period. It was named by Andrea Jiménez-Sánchez, Robert L. Anstey and Beatriz Azanka in 2010, and is the only species in the genus Iberostomata.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of bryozoa
Bryozoa
The Bryozoa, also known as Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals, are a phylum of aquatic invertebrate animals. Typically about long, they are filter feeders that sieve food particles out of the water using a retractable lophophore, a "crown" of tentacles lined with cilia...
which existed in what is now Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
during the Katian period. It was named by Andrea Jiménez-Sánchez, Robert L. Anstey and Beatriz Azanka in 2010, and is the only species in the genus Iberostomata.