Ptilodictya

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Ptilodictya
Temporal range: 460.9–383.7 Ma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cryptostomida
Family: Ptilodictyidae
Genus: Ptilodictya
Lonsdale, 1839
Type species
Ptilodictya lanceolata[1]
(Goldfuss, 1826)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.[2]

Species

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Species include:[1]

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

References

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