Semicosciniid bryozoans from the Middle Devonian of Rommersheim (Eifel, Germany)

Abstract

Two bryozoan species belonging to the Family Semicosciniidae Morozova, 1987 are described from the Middle Devonian of the Eifel—Bigeyina winteri (Bornemann, 1884) and Loculipora alvearis (Maurer, 1885). The two species are endemic to the Middle Devonian (Eifelian–Givetian) of the Eifel. Morphology and taxonomical assignment of the studied bryozoans are discussed. The Family Fenestraporidae Xia, 2002 is considered to be invalid.