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Polyteichus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Stenolaemata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Bryozoa

Order
  
Trepostomata

Polyteichus is a genus of bryozoans of the order Trepostomata. They are spherical, semi-spherical or disc shaped, with 3 or 4 radiating lobes, being 2–5 cm in diameter. The zooecia are shaped as wide prisms.

Representatives of this genus have been found in the Upper Ordovician of the Czech Republic.

References

Polyteichus Wikipedia