Malacostegina

Malacostegina is a sub-order of marine, colonial bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida. The structure of the individual zooids is generally simple, with an uncalcified, flexible frontal wall. This sub-order includes the earliest known cheilostome, in the genus "Pyriporopsis" (Electridae).
The genus "Christinella" is currently "incertae sedis" within the Malacostegina.