Orectodictya

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

Last updated August 13, 2025

Orectodictya is an extinct genus of ptilodictyoid bryozoans known from Ordovician fossils found in the U.S. state of Kentucky.^[1] It is monotypic, containing the single species Orectodictya pansa.^[2]

References

↑ 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.
↑ "Orectodictya". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 March 2022.

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[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.

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