Ptilodictya

Ptilodictya
Temporal range: 460.9–383.7 Ma
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[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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.