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Ptilodictya

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Phylum:Bryozoa
Order:†Cryptostomida
Family:†Ptilodictyidae
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]

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