Fenestrate bryozoan fauna from the Middle Devonian of the Eifel (western Rhenish Massif, Germany)

Seven fenestrate bryozoans are described from the Middle Devonian of the Eifel. Three species were identified as Prolixicella bifurcata Ernst and Schroeder, 2007, Rectifenestella aculeata (Sandberger and Sandberger, 1856), and Spinofenestella antiqua (Goldfuss, 1826). Four species are described in open nomenclature: Rectifenestella sp. 1 and sp. 2, Ptylopora sp., and Spinofenestella sp. Analysis of the distribution of the fenestrate bryozoans from the Middle Devonian of the Eifel shows their relatively high level of endemism revealing some few connections to the Devonian of Europe and Asia. The studied association shows similarities to the contemporary fauna from Sauerland.