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Ptilodictya

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Extinct genus of bryozoans

Ptilodictya
Temporal range: 460.9–383.7 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cryptostomida
Family: Ptilodictyidae
Genus: Ptilodictya
Lonsdale, 1839
Type species
Ptilodictya lanceolata
(Goldfuss, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Heterodictya Nicholson, 1875

Ptilodictya is an extinct genus of bryozoan of the family Ptilodictyidae. It formed bifoliate branched colonies, with branches ranging from under 1 to 3 mm wide. Colonies' autozooecia are rectangular and autozooecial apertures are in the shape of rounded rectangles.

Species

Species include:

  • Ptilodictya ensiformis (Hall, 1852)
  • Ptilodictya gladiola Billings, 1866
  • Ptilodictya sulcata Billings, 1866
  • Ptilodictya exiliformis Ernst, 2007

References

  1. ^ "Ptilodictya". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. Ernst, Andrej; Brett, Carlton E.; Wilson, Mark A. (2019). "Bryozoan fauna from the Reynales Formation (lower Silurian, Aeronian) of New York, USA". Journal of Paleontology. 93 (4): 628–657. Bibcode:2019JPal...93..628E. doi:10.1017/jpa.2018.101. S2CID 135188343.
Taxon identifiers
Ptilodictya
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