Morphology and system of Paleozoic bryozoans

Comparative morphofunctional analysis of all Paleozoic stenolaemate bryozoans is carried out. Evolution of the form and the inner plan of the colonies, budding modes and peculiarities of the autozooecial growth, zooecial polymorphism, intrazooecial and interzooecial structures is traced. General trends in morphological changes of Stenolaemata from Early Ordovician to Triassic are revealed. Criteria for the bryozoan classification are worked out and systematics of the Paleozoic orders is detailed. Diagnoses and composition of the most taxa are revised and changed. Some new species, genera, subfamilies and families are .described. The book is addressed to paleontologists, biologists and stratigraphers.