Newly discovered species of cheilostomatid Bryozoa from the Miocene of western Kachchh, Gujarat, India Author Sonar, Mohan A. AE9F00AE-C936-4C1D-8C76-19F761D6ADE1 Department of Geology, Government Institute of Science, Nipat Niranjan Nagar, Caves Road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431004, India. drmohansonar398@gmail.com Author Pawar, Ravi V. 0843934D-033C-4199-A8BB-005BBB4E95AA Department of Geology, Government Institute of Science, Nipat Niranjan Nagar, Caves Road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431004, India. ravi4geology@gmail.com Author Wayal, Dnyaneshwar V. C93FC38C-7CB9-4511-BC3C-AF5D09D13A08 Department of Geology, Government Institute of Science, Nipat Niranjan Nagar, Caves Road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431004, India. wayaldnyaneshwar@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-05-24 821 16 39 http://zoobank.org/6dd16dfe-028a-4454-8df7-64150836813e journal article 56750 10.5852/ejt.2022.821.1795 98e75316-f8a2-4557-9e65-2bae83d36768 2118-9773 6580782 6DD16DFE-028A-4454-8DF7-64150836813E Antropora gadhavii Guha & Gopikrishna, 2005 Fig. 5 ; Table 4 Antropora gadhavii Guha & Gopikrishna, 2005d: 140 , pl. I fig. 10, pl. II fig 1. Material examined INDIA • 4 specs; yellowish limestone west of Haripar , Aquitanian , lower Miocene , Kharinadi Formation; 23° 21′12″ N , 68°49′13″ E ; Sonar leg.; GIS/B 0461 to 0464 • 6 specs; yellow limestones of the Waghot in Waior-Charopadi stream cliff section and Lakdi Nadi cliff section; Burdigalian , lower Miocene , Chhasra Formation; 23°22′25″ N , 68°58′35″ E ; Sonar leg; GIS/B 0465 to 0470 . Description Colony unilaminar encrusting. Autozooids subtrigonal to subrectangular, indistinct zooidal boundaries ( Fig. 5A ). Gymnocyst indistinguishable; cryptocyst narrow, thickly calcified, descending into opesia. Opesia subrectangular to subtriangular in shape, elongate, occupying almost entire frontal area. Distal zooidal margins broad, subrectangular ( Fig. 5B–C ). Avicularia small, interzooecial, oval with acute rostrum, randomly placed at corners between autozooids, without crossbar ( Fig. 5C–D ). Ovicells not observed. Remarks The present species agrees with all the essential characters of Antropora gadhavii Guha & Gopikrishna, 2005 .