Biology:Ptilodictya

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Short description: Extinct genus of bryozoans

Ptilodictya
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Species include:[1]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ptilodictya". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1374858. 
  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. doi:10.1017/jpa.2018.101. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2187539 entry