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Dekayia
Classification
Phylum:
Bryozoa
Subphylum:
Ectoprocta
Class:
Gymnolaemata
Order:
Trepostomata
Suborder:
Amalgamata
Family:
Heterotrypidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Dekayia M.EDW.-H., 1851
Type Species:
* D. aspera
Images
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Fig. 60, 1. *D. aspera, Maysv., Ohio, 1 a, long. sec., 1 b, tang. sec. near surface, 1c, tang. sec. well below surface, all x20 (1a, c, 131, 1b, 222).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Tremadocian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
486.85
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Hirnantian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
443.07
Description
Ramose. Mesopores and diaphragms practically absent, acanthopores large.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Bryozoa
Subphylum:
Ectoprocta
Class:
Gymnolaemata
Order:
Trepostomata
Suborder:
Amalgamata
Family:
Heterotrypidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Dekayia M.EDW.-H., 1851
Type Species:
* D. aspera
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 60, 1. *D. aspera, Maysv., Ohio, 1 a, long. sec., 1 b, tang. sec. near surface, 1c, tang. sec. well below surface, all x20 (1a, c, 131, 1b, 222).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Tremadocian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
486.85
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Hirnantian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
443.07
Description
Ramose. Mesopores and diaphragms practically absent, acanthopores large.