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Orectodictya

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Genus of ptilodictyoid bryozoans

Orectodictya
Temporal range: 460.9–455.8 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cryptostomida
Family: Rhinidictyidae
Genus: Orectodictya
Karklins, 1983
Species: O. pansa
Binomial name
Orectodictya pansa
Karklins, 1983

Orectodictya is an extinct genus of ptilodictyoid bryozoans known from Ordovician fossils found in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is monotypic, containing the single species Orectodictya pansa.

References

  1. Karklins, Olgerts L. (1983). "Ptilodictyoid Cryptostomata Bryozoa from the Middle and Upper Ordovician Rocks of Central Kentucky". Journal of Paleontology. 57 (S14): 1–31. Bibcode:1983JPal...57S...1K. doi:10.1017/S0022336000061953. S2CID 250348317.
  2. "Orectodictya". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Orectodictya


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