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Pterocella

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Catenicellidae

Taxonomy
Pterocella is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Catenicellidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pterocella Bassler p. G222
2002Pterocella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyCatenicellidaeBusk 1852
genusPterocella

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Pterocella alata Wyville Thomson 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 04:54:07
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:16:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) P. alata (174192 174193 174195 174197 174199 174201 174202 174211 174212)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) P. alata (174189)