Dybowskites Explained

Dybowskites is an extinct genus of bryozoan of the family Ralfimartitidae, found in the Ordovician and Silurian periods. It forms branching, frond-like, or sometimes segmented colonies. In cross-sections of the colonies, the tubular autozooecia are seen growing alongside the branch axis and then bending abruptly to reach the colony surface at a perpendicular angle. There are many mesozooecia and large acanthostyles that protrude from the colony surface.[1]

Species

Two species are recognized:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Ernst . Andrej . Key . Marcus . Upper Ordovician Bryozoa from the Montagne de Noire, Southern France . Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 2007 . 5 . 4 . 395–397. 10.1017/S1477201907002155 . 2007JSPal...5..359E . 85115257 .
  2. Web site: Dybowskites Pushkin 1987. Palaeobiology Database.