†Prophyllodictya prisca Xia et al. 2007 (bryozoan)
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Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyidae
Full reference: F. S. Xia, S. G. Zhang, and Z. Z. Wang. 2007. The oldest bryozoans: new evidence from the Late Tremadocian (Early Ordovician) of East Yangtze Gorges in China. Journal of Paleontology 81(6):1308-1326
Belongs to Prophyllodictya according to F. S. Xia et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Prophyllodictya intermedia, Prophyllodictya javieri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Guanzhuangping, sample LF, which is in a Tremadocian shallow subtidal limestone in the Fenxiang Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Guanzhuangping, sample LF
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