Hemitrypa is an extinct genus of bryozoans that lived from the Devonian to the Permian period, belonging to the family Fenestellidae.[1] Like some other fenestrate bryozoans, it produced a skeletal superstructure to protect the colony.[2]
| Hemitrypa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | †Fenestrida |
| Family: | †Fenestellidae |
| Genus: | †Hemitrypa |
References edit
- ^ Andres, Juan Luis Suarez; Ernst, Andrej (2015). "Lower–Middle Devonian Fenestellidae (Bryozoa) of NW Spain: implications for fenestrate palaeobiogeography". Facies. 61.
- ^ Ernst, Andrej (2012). "Diversity dynamics and evolutionary patterns of Devonian Bryozoa". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 93.
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