{{Short description|Family of bryozoans}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = |image_caption = |taxon = Trypostegidae |authority = }}
'''Trypostegidae''' is a family of bryozoans belonging to the order Cheilostomatida.<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=Trypostegidae |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/6031 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=14 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Trypostegidae fossil records are mainly found on the east coast of the United States, fossils have also been found all around the world, their first recorded appearance was between 55.8 - 48.6 Ma in the Eocene period.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2024 |title=Mindat |url=https://www.mindat.org/taxon-6031.html |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=Mindat.org}}</ref> They were blind suspension feeders that bred oviparously.
==Genera== {{Expand section|date=June 2021}}
Genera:<ref name="GBIF" /> * ''Boreas'' <small>Morris, 1980</small> * ''Boreasina'' <small>Voigt & Hillmer, 1983</small> * ''Diplotresis'' <small>Canu & Bassler, 1933</small>
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Category:Cheilostomatida