''Charixa'' is a genus of
bryozoans
Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic animal, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary Colony (biology), colonies. Typically about long, they have a spe ...
belonging to the family
Electridae.
Extant species of this genus are found in Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Charixa bispinata''
Martha, Taylor & Rader, 2019
* ''
Charixa burdonaria''
Taylor, Lazo & Aguirre-Urreta, 2008
* ''Charixa lhuydi''
(Pitt, 1976) (
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserve ...
,
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...
of England)
References
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Cheilostomatida