Archimedes (bryozoan)

Archimedes
Temporal range:
Fossil stalks of Archimedes from Illinois, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Fenestrida
Family: Fenestellidae
Genus: Archimedes
Owen, 1838
Species
  • A. wortheni (Hall, 1856) type = Fenestella wortheni
Synonyms

Archimedipora d'Orbigny, 1849

Archimedes is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Fenestellidae. The first use of the term "Archimedes" in relation to this genus was in 1838.