This species is classified in The Lophophorate Phyla of British Columbia: Entoprocts,Bryozoans,Phoronids and Brachiopods by Aaron Baldwin School of Fisheries, U. of Alaska.

We see this bryozoan frequently in the lower intertidal while diving at Race Rocks in 8-12 metres of water.

"Each colony is hte result of budding or cloning from the original individual itself having developed from a planktonic larvae that settled ... In the case of this species, the process is programmed as a spiral growth pattern. From " Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Andy Lamb and Bernard P. Hanby ,2005,