Ptilodictya

Ptilodictya; Temporal range: 460.9–383.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
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 2 3 "Ptilodictya". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
↑ 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.

[worms-1] 1 2 3 "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.