A possible hydroid from the Lower and Middle Ordovician of Bohemia

A new genus Webbyites from the Lower and Middle Ordovician of Bohemia is described. Its planar, feather-like benthic colonies (or their parts) display possible hydrozoan affinites. Webbyites is interpreted as an inhabitant of the littoral and sublittoral environment, with high energy, oscillating to...

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Published in:Alcheringa (Sydney) 2001-01, Vol.25 (2), p.143-154
Main Authors: Kraft, Petr, Kraft, Jaroslav, Prokop, Rudolf J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Czech Republic
Ordovician
palaeoecology
possible hydrozoan
systematics
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Summary:A new genus Webbyites from the Lower and Middle Ordovician of Bohemia is described. Its planar, feather-like benthic colonies (or their parts) display possible hydrozoan affinites. Webbyites is interpreted as an inhabitant of the littoral and sublittoral environment, with high energy, oscillating to current zones.
ISSN:0311-5518
1752-0754
DOI:10.1080/03115510108619101