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Quadricellaria

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae

Taxonomy
Quadricellaria was named by d'Orbigny (1841) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 610,626]. It is the type genus of Quadricellariidae.

It was assigned to Membraniporidae by Bassler (1953); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Quadricellariidae by Schmidt (2003), Gordon (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Quadricellaria d'Orbigny
1953Quadricellaria Bassler p. G156
2002Quadricellaria Sepkoski
2003Quadricellaria Schmidt
2012Quadricellaria Gordon p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyQuadricellariidaeGordon 1984
genusQuadricellariad'Orbigny 1841

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.

G. †Quadricellaria d'Orbigny 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-27 06:37:50
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:37:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Bock 2006
Collections
No collection or age range data are available