Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cellariidae
Belongs to Melicerita according to Tenison-Woods 1862
Sister taxa: Cellaria adamantina, Cellaria attenuata, Cellaria australis, Cellaria biaperta, Cellaria bicornis, Cellaria bicuspidata, Cellaria contigua, Cellaria cucullata, Cellaria dennanti, Cellaria depressa, Cellaria elementaria, Cellaria enormis, Cellaria fistulosa, Cellaria gigas, Cellaria grandis, Cellaria immersa, Cellaria inarticulata, Cellaria melillensis, Cellaria minus, Cellaria mitrata, Cellaria myaringensis, Cellaria orbicularia, Cellaria palatum, Cellaria perampla, Cellaria perexigua, Cellaria pilosa, Cellaria rigida, Cellaria robusta, Cellaria setigera, Cellaria stachi, Cellaria tenuirostris, Cellaria tumida, Cellaria variabilis, Cellaria veteripontis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene to Oligocene of Australia (6)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (4)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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