Ptilodictya
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| Ptilodictya Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | †Cryptostomida |
| Family: | †Ptilodictyidae |
| Genus: | †Ptilodictya Lonsdale, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| †Ptilodictya lanceolata[1] (Goldfuss, 1826)
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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
[edit | edit source]Species include:[1]
- Billings, 1866 (Hall, 1852)
- Ernst, 2007 †Ptilodictya gladiola
- †Ptilodictya ensiformis Billings, 1866
- †Ptilodictya sulcata †Ptilodictya exiliformis
References
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