ON THE TAXONOMIC RANK AND PHYLOGENY OF TIMANODICTOID BRYOZOANS

On the basis of the construction plan of zoaria, the shape and arrangement of apertures, the degree of polymorphism and the presence of capillaries, it is proposed to consider timanodictoid bryozoans as an independent order Tlmanodictyida. Diagnoses of this order and of three families and 12 genera are givem. The new taxa from the Middle Devonian of Mongolia are erected: the family Murengoloclemidae, the genera Uldzapora and Murengoloclema with the type species U. ninae and M. singulare. Phylogenetic relationships within the order are considered.