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Mesotrypa
Classification
Phylum:
Bryozoa
Subphylum:
Ectoprocta
Class:
Gymnolaemata
Order:
Trepostomata
Suborder:
Amalgamata
Family:
Monticuliporidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Mesotrypa ULR., 1893
Type Species:
Diplotrypa infida ULR., 1886
Images
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Fig. 57, 2. *M. infida (Ulr.), Blkriv., Minn., 2 a, b, tang. and long. secs., x20 (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
Small discoidal or conical free masses with basal epitheca. Zooecia with obliquely curved diaphragms crowded in mature zone, with acanthopores and closely tabulate mesopores.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Bryozoa
Subphylum:
Ectoprocta
Class:
Gymnolaemata
Order:
Trepostomata
Suborder:
Amalgamata
Family:
Monticuliporidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Mesotrypa ULR., 1893
Type Species:
Diplotrypa infida ULR., 1886
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 57, 2. *M. infida (Ulr.), Blkriv., Minn., 2 a, b, tang. and long. secs., x20 (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
Small discoidal or conical free masses with basal epitheca. Zooecia with obliquely curved diaphragms crowded in mature zone, with acanthopores and closely tabulate mesopores.