| Mesotrypa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | †Trepostomida |
| Family: | †Monticuliporidae |
| Genus: | †Mesotrypa Ulrich, 1893[1] |
Mesotrypa is a genus of bryozoans known from the Ordovician period, first described in 1893. Its colonies consist of low masses, wider than they are thick, made of superimposed layers, with small monticules on the surface of the colony.[2]
References
- ↑ "Genus Mesotrypa Ulrich, 1893". FOSSIILID.INFO. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ Loeblich, Alfred R. (July 1942). "Bryozoa from the Ordovician Bromide Formation, Oklahoma". Journal of Paleontology. 16 (4): 422–423.
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