Biology:Argentinodictya

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Short description: Extinct genus of moss animals


Argentinodictya lenticulata
Temporal range: Sandbian
Scientific classification
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Suborder:
† Ptilodictyina
Family:
† Ptilodictyidae
Genus:
Argentinodictya

Ernst & Carrera, 2012
Species:
A. lenticulata
Binomial name
Argentinodictya lenticulata
Ernst & Carrera, 2012

Argentinodictya is an extinct genus of bryozoans which existed in what is now Argentina during the Late Ordovician. It was described by Andrej Ernst and Marcelo Carrera in 2012, and the type and only species is Argentinodictya lenticulata.[1]

References

  1. Andrej Ernst; Marcelo Carrera (2012). "Upper Ordovician (Sandbian) Bryozoan Fauna from Argentine Precordillera". Journal of Paleontology 86 (5): 721–752. doi:10.1666/12-024.1. 

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